Arebu Surname
Approximately 9,358 people bear this surname
Arebu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 9,176 | 1:10,631 | 1,583 |
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Arebu (4,649) may also be a first name.
Arebu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arebu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arebu is most common in Ethiopia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arebu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 54,369th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 778,750 people. Arebu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Arebu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 100,557th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 4,649 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 9,176 people, or 1 in 10,631. Beside Ethiopia Arebu is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariebu | 91 | 23 | / |
| Airebu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arebouh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Arebouz | 83 | 2 | / |
| Areybut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Harebut | 83 | 0 | / |
| Erebu | 80 | 631 | / |
| Arabu | 80 | 428 | / |
| Aribu | 80 | 135 | / |
| Arewu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Arevu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Arobu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Orebu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arrebout | 77 | 7 | / |
| Aareibou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aribou | 73 | 1,101 | / |
| Aribau | 73 | 244 | / |
| Airabu | 73 | 212 | / |
| Harabu | 73 | 146 | / |
| Orebut | 73 | 71 | / |
| Harobu | 73 | 39 | / |
| Garibu | 73 | 34 | / |
| Aribut | 73 | 30 | / |
| Arabau | 73 | 24 | / |
| Eriebu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Arybou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Haribu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Arabhu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Aarevu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Aaribu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Araibu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Arewou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Arewut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aribui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arobau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ariewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aroibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arabeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Areboe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Haribou | 67 | 840 | / |
| Aribaud | 67 | 758 | / |
| Arıbuğa | 67 | 171 | / |
| Aaribou | 67 | 171 | / |
| Garibou | 67 | 154 | / |
| Aarabou | 67 | 145 | / |
| Aribaut | 67 | 119 | / |
| Arribau | 67 | 30 | / |
| Arrabeu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aruibeu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Otrebus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Haribau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorebou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Areevut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Airrabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haraabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harabhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arabhuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ariboud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arribou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Araibou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arrabou | 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 Arebu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis