Arebuwa Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Arebuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Arebuwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1081:1,640,21160,875
England11:55,718,059489,080

Arebuwa Last Name Facts

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

Arebuwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Arebuwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arebuwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,755,741st most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Arebuwa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 1,640,211. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 76 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Benue, where 4 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Airebuwa939/
Ariebuwa931/
Arehebuwa881/
Airiebuwa881/
Arobuwa8612/
Erebuwa861/
Airibeuwa751/
Ariebowo6779/
Ariobeuwo632/
Aribowo576,044/
Arybowo5772/
Haribowo53942/
Arrybowo5315/
Aribhowo537/
Goribuva532/
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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 Arebuwa
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