Arapua Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Arapua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Arapua (20) may also be a first name.
Arapua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arapua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arapua is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arapua? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Arapua are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 59 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Arapua is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 20 people.
This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Arapua is primarily found in: Madang, where 50 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 44 percent live and Morobe, where 6 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 26 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabua | 83 | 176 | / |
| Arepua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eirapua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arabba | 67 | 20 | / |
| Arebua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arabuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aravuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erabua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oravua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arobua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aravva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garabwa | 62 | 101 | / |
| Auravuo | 62 | 33 | / |
| Arabbay | 62 | 21 | / |
| Arabbaj | 62 | 4 | / |
| Herepua | 62 | 2 | / |
| Horopua | 62 | 1 | / |
| Arabbaa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ahrebua | 62 | 1 | / |
| Harabwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Earavva | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hare'e'Epua | 59 | 1 | / |
| Arobba | 50 | 52 | / |
| Oravuo | 50 | 42 | / |
| Arabbo | 50 | 38 | / |
| Erebua | 50 | 24 | / |
| Arovuo | 50 | 13 | / |
| Orobua | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Arapua
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