Arenu Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Arenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1731:764,44658,463
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185

The alternate forms: Areñu (1) are calculated separately.

Arenu (24) may also be a first name.

Arenu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arenu (Hindi: अरेनू) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Areñu. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arenu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arenu is the 1,155,901st most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Arenu live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 764,446. In Indonesia Arenu is mostly found in: Papua, where 97 percent reside and North Maluku, where 3 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Areñu931/
Arenou91113/
Arengu9145/
Arenus9116/
Areenu919/
Arrenu914/
Areanu914/
Arenau913/
Areinu911/
Asrenu911/
Airenu911/
Areunu911/
Araenu911/
Argenau8336/
Aarenau8310/
Ahrenus835/
Arenoud835/
Arengau832/
Arșeanu831/
Areinou831/
Aarengu831/
Aurenou831/
Areunau830/
Aronu80672/
Arinu80120/
Orenu8052/
Erenu8047/
Aranu8019/
Gaureanu77293/
Arrenous7753/
Arenault7712/
Arrenoux778/
Harenhut773/
Aurenaud771/
Arenhaus771/
Areunnau770/
Aranui73131/
Eraenu7387/
Haranu7375/
Herenu7358/
Țaranu7336/
Erienu7332/
Aringu7325/
Arionu7323/
Harinu7318/
Ereanu7316/
Garinu7315/
Arinus7315/
Arenoe7311/
Airanu737/
Aruinu735/
Haronu734/
Ereneu734/
Asrinu733/
Ahronu733/
Arinau732/
Aranuu731/
Eroenu731/
Aranou731/
Arșanu731/
Gorenu731/
Orengu731/
Oreanu731/
Orenus731/
Orienu731/
Aaranu731/
Aresnault7115/
Arrenault7112/
Haargenau712/
Ahrenhaus711/
Asrenault711/
Horeanu67245/
Goreanu67220/
Arannau67136/
Herenhu6720/
Hairanu6720/
Haranau6716/
Garineu6713/
Aryongu679/
Aharonu676/
Aurineu674/
Arășanu674/
Areenoo673/
Garingu672/
Arzinou672/
Arainau672/
Arginau671/
Arrenoo671/
Aaronui671/
Horenuj671/
Heurenu671/
Herrenu671/
Haraneu671/
Erienuu671/
Aharanu671/
Eyreunu671/

Arenu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arenu in the Hindi language
अरेनूarenu-

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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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  • 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 Arenu
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