Arabiyu Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Arabiyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
Arabiyu (27) may also be a first name.
Arabiyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arabiyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arabiyu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arabiyu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Arabiyu is the 3,543,123rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Arabiyu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Arabiyu is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 27 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 47 percent reside, Zamfara, where 33 percent reside and Sokoto, where 17 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Bolivia, where 3 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arabiyu
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