Aregu Surname
Approximately 2,097 people bear this surname
Aregu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Uganda | 148 | 1:263,779 | 19,248 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
The alternate forms: Arégu (1) are calculated separately.
Aregu (62) may also be a first name.
Aregu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aregu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Aregu is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may also appear as a variant: Arégu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aregu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 199,192nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,475,225 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Aregu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 62 people.
The last name Aregu is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Without taking into account Ethiopia Aregu occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arégu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Haregu | 91 | 2,260 | / |
| Arregu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Asregu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Areghu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aregaud | 83 | 9 | / |
| Arregut | 83 | 2 | / |
| Arreguí | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aregout | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arreagu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eregu | 80 | 1,048 | / |
| Arigu | 80 | 652 | / |
| Aragu | 80 | 191 | / |
| Arogu | 80 | 31 | / |
| Oregu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Haregupp | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oriegu | 73 | 50 | / |
| Aragau | 73 | 30 | / |
| Oreghu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Arıgut | 73 | 12 | / |
| Garigu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Orregu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aurigu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Arigau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Arrigu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Arigou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Haragu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ereigu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aruigu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eroegu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aryogu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Araygu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Araghu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eregou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heregu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oreguz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Orieghu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Araggou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Araigou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arrigau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Garigou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arriguí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Harigau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oreghui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arighui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arrighu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arigaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oregous | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Aregu
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