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

Arenu (Hindi: अरेनू) occurs most in Indonesia. It can also occur as a variant: Areñu. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arenu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,155,901st most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Arenu are found; 92 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 92 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Arenu is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 24 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 764,446. In Indonesia Arenu is mostly found in: Papua, where 97 percent are found and North Maluku, where 3 percent are found. Other than Indonesia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Arenu
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