Araru Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Araru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Araru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Araru (11) may also be a first name.

Araru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Araru Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Araru (Arabic: ارارو) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Araru.

How Common Is The Last Name Araru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,436,415th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Araru occurs mostly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Araru live; 45 percent live in Oceania Islands and 45 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea Araru is mostly concentrated in: Northern, where 36 percent reside, Madang, where 25 percent reside and Gulf, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Araru is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 19 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ararou91445/
Ararut91100/
Auraru9152/
Hararu9145/
Gararu9111/
Ararau9110/
Asraru919/
Ararui918/
Atraru912/
Ararud912/
Arauru911/
Araruh911/
Ararup911/
Hararou83325/
Harauru834/
Asraaru832/
Hararau831/
Argarou831/
Eraru80236/
Areru80228/
Aroru8023/
Oraru8010/
Hararush771/
Aurairut771/
Arhairou771/
Harrarou771/
Orairu73132/
Orzaru7385/
Otraru7369/
Arooru7316/
Arorau7315/
Orarux7314/
Hareru739/
Heraru735/
Arerau734/
Araroe731/
Arroru731/
Goraru731/
Erearu731/
Atthrairu711/
Arourou679/
Arrooru674/
Eraurau671/
Erharuy671/
Ararooh671/
Aroraud671/
Arhereu671/
Harreru671/
Ourarou671/
Horaruj671/
Erearau671/
Aarooru671/

Araru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Araru in the Arabic language
اراروararw-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Araru
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