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 last name Arawu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Arawu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 widespread first name at a global level, held by 30 people.
The surname Arawu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it 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 it is found 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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