Arawu Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Arawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Arawu (30) may also be a first name.
Arawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arawu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arawu? popularity and diffusion
Arawu is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Arawu reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 30 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Arawu is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 73 percent are found, Oyo, where 20 percent are found and Kaduna, where 7 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Arawu exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arawou | 91 | 12 | / |
| Arawut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arauwou | 83 | 70 | / |
| Arrawut | 83 | 2 | / |
| Harawus | 83 | 2 | / |
| Arabu | 80 | 428 | / |
| Arewu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Arowu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Aravu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Orawu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Erawu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Arabou | 73 | 252 | / |
| Arabuj | 73 | 230 | / |
| Airabu | 73 | 212 | / |
| Harabu | 73 | 146 | / |
| Haravu | 73 | 33 | / |
| Arabau | 73 | 24 | / |
| Aravuj | 73 | 19 | / |
| Arabhu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Araibu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Arewou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Atravu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Airavu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Garavu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arabeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aravut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oraiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aaravu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Araubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aravud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arravu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arobau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auravu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aarabou | 67 | 145 | / |
| Garavou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Arrabeu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Adtravu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Harabou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Haraabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harabhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arabhuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aravuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haraveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gargavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garavuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Airrabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arrabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Araibou | 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 Arawu
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