Ararujo Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Ararujo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Ararújo (2) are calculated separately.
Ararujo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ararujo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ararujo has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also be rendered as: Ararújo. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ararujo? popularity and diffusion
Ararujo is the 4,772,636th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ararujo live; 88 percent live in South America and 82 percent live in Luso-South America.
The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 15,291,024. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 36 percent live, São Paulo, where 21 percent live and Ceará, where 7 percent live. Excluding Brazil this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ararújo | 95 | 2 | / |
| Araraujo | 93 | 3 | / |
| Ararejo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ararou | 77 | 445 | / |
| Araroa | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ararau | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ararui | 77 | 8 | / |
| Araroj | 77 | 2 | / |
| Araroe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Araraj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hararou | 71 | 325 | / |
| Hararoj | 71 | 11 | / |
| Arariyo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hararaj | 71 | 6 | / |
| Araroye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Auraroj | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hararue | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hararau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Horaruj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Araraju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gararaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Argarou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hararaja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hararaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurairoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arharuyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arhairou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Airaro'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harrarou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ararujo
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