Arikawe Surname

281,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Arikawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arikawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3321:132,9908,621
England141:3,979,861125,553
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Arikawe (40) may also be a first name.

Arikawe Last Name Facts

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

Arikawe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arikawe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 281,089th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,307,754 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Arikawe are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Arikawe is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 40 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,332 people, or 1 in 132,990. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ondo, where 41 percent reside, Lagos, where 37 percent reside and Ogun, where 5 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Arikawe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Arikawe last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Arikawe earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.13% more than the national average, earning $62,192 USD per year.

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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 Arikawe
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