Areku Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Areku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Areku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Areku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Areku (Marathi: अरेकु) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Areku? popularity and diffusion
The surname Areku is the 3,798,600th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Areku reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Areku is mostly found in: Nasarawa, where 89 percent live and Zamfara, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live and Uganda, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arekau | 91 | 34 | / |
| Arekou | 91 | 13 | / |
| Hareku | 91 | 3 | / |
| Arekut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arekui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Atrekou | 83 | 5 | / |
| Arekhau | 83 | 2 | / |
| Areskau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ariku | 80 | 4,172 | / |
| Araku | 80 | 399 | / |
| Ereku | 80 | 387 | / |
| Aryku | 80 | 287 | / |
| Oreku | 80 | 33 | / |
| Aroku | 80 | 31 | / |
| Arecu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hareshku | 77 | 7 | / |
| Arriekou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aresskui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Areddkou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haroku | 73 | 202 | / |
| Ereaku | 73 | 143 | / |
| Arriku | 73 | 133 | / |
| Airaku | 73 | 88 | / |
| Arıkut | 73 | 28 | / |
| Orieku | 73 | 20 | / |
| Haraku | 73 | 19 | / |
| Arikou | 73 | 19 | / |
| Erekui | 73 | 13 | / |
| Erieku | 73 | 10 | / |
| Arikeu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Arikuz | 73 | 7 | / |
| Oresku | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ajraku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Goreku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Arakhu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Arikau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oreaku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Arikut | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hariku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arokou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arakau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aariku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arisku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Araaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arescu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otreku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orekou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Araiku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oroeku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Harikou | 67 | 56 | / |
| Arzikou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ayrakou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Orekkus | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ariskou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Harekoe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aerikou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oreskou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Harakhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Heereku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Harakau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haruiku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orekhou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arikhuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyrekeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ara'aku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arakheu | 67 | 1 | / |
Areku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Areku in the Marathi language | ||
| अरेकु | areku | - |
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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
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- 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 Areku
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