Araku Surname
Approximately 399 people bear this surname
Araku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| Uganda | 141 | 1:276,874 | 19,841 |
| India | 80 | 1:9,588,317 | 188,446 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Araku (228) may also be a first name.
Araku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Araku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Araku (Hindi: अरकू, Marathi: आरकु, Oriya: ଆରକୁ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Araku click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Araku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 727,600th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Araku are found; 36 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 594,918th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 228 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 70 percent live, Kano, where 10 percent live and Benue, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Araku occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 35 percent live and India, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arakou | 91 | 423 | / |
| Airaku | 91 | 88 | / |
| Haraku | 91 | 19 | / |
| Garaku | 91 | 10 | / |
| Ajraku | 91 | 4 | / |
| Arakhu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Araaku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Araiku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arakau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gajraku | 83 | 443 | / |
| Arzakou | 83 | 55 | / |
| Ayrakou | 83 | 9 | / |
| Asrakou | 83 | 7 | / |
| Garakou | 83 | 6 | / |
| Harakhu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Aurakud | 83 | 4 | / |
| Harakau | 83 | 2 | / |
| Harakou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Arakheu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arakhud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arakout | 83 | 1 | / |
| Araskou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ara'aku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arakous | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aracu | 80 | 1,055 | / |
| Oraku | 80 | 729 | / |
| Eraku | 80 | 272 | / |
| Aroku | 80 | 31 | / |
| Areku | 80 | 27 | / |
| Haraikou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Arzakkou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aarakush | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajrakhui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gargakou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eiraku | 73 | 724 | / |
| Haroku | 73 | 202 | / |
| Ereaku | 73 | 143 | / |
| Arekau | 73 | 34 | / |
| Goraku | 73 | 24 | / |
| Horaku | 73 | 9 | / |
| Eraaku | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oiraku | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aracut | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oreaku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ojraku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hareku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Arokou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Erayku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erakhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haracu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arekui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orauku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oraiku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orakcu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouraku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garacu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osraku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Earacu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Araccu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Araucu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaurakheu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Arakhouch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heiraku | 67 | 153 | / |
| Aroukou | 67 | 57 | / |
| Horakhu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Gorakhu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Otrakhu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Haracud | 67 | 8 | / |
| Horzaku | 67 | 5 | / |
| Arekhau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atrokou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haruiku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Harascu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horakau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garaicu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eraikhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osrakhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Araikoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arracut | 67 | 0 | / |
| Harokus | 67 | 0 | / |
Araku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Araku in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆରକୁ | araku | 87.5 |
| ଅରାକୁ | araku | 12.5 |
| Araku in the Hindi language | ||
| अरकू | araku | 48.89 |
| अरकु | araku | 44.44 |
| अड़कू | araku | 6.67 |
| Araku in the Marathi language | ||
| आरकु | araku | 46.15 |
| अरकु | araku | 15.38 |
| अराकु | araku | 15.38 |
| एरकु | eraku | 7.69 |
| अरकू | araku | 7.69 |
| फ़ारकु | faraku | 7.69 |
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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
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- 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 Araku
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