Ariku Surname
Approximately 4,172 people bear this surname
Ariku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,369 | 1:11,588 | 1,931 |
| Nigeria | 581 | 1:304,893 | 16,978 |
| Papua New Guinea | 167 | 1:48,825 | 6,087 |
| Kenya | 30 | 1:1,539,330 | 35,755 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ariku (110) may also be a first name.
Ariku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ariku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ariku (Hindi: अरिकू, Russian: Арику) occurs most in Uganda. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ariku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 111,334th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,746,775 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ariku live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ariku is also the 895,203rd most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 110 people.
It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 3,369 people, or 1 in 11,588. In Uganda Ariku is primarily found in: Arua District, where 35 percent reside, Yumbe District, where 26 percent reside and Adjumani District, where 9 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arriku | 91 | 133 | / |
| Arikou | 91 | 19 | / |
| Arikeu | 91 | 8 | / |
| Arikuz | 91 | 7 | / |
| Arikau | 91 | 3 | / |
| Hariku | 91 | 2 | / |
| Arikut | 91 | 2 | / |
| Arisku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Araiku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aariku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Harikou | 83 | 56 | / |
| Arzikou | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ariskou | 83 | 8 | / |
| Aerikou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Haruiku | 83 | 2 | / |
| Arikhuy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eriku | 80 | 4,014 | / |
| Aruku | 80 | 1,575 | / |
| Oriku | 80 | 834 | / |
| Aryku | 80 | 287 | / |
| Aricu | 80 | 34 | / |
| Areku | 80 | 27 | / |
| Haraikou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Arriekou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Harijkou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Harikupp | 77 | 1 | / |
| Auruku | 73 | 173 | / |
| Orioku | 73 | 38 | / |
| Arekau | 73 | 34 | / |
| Haruku | 73 | 30 | / |
| Ouriku | 73 | 30 | / |
| Arıkut | 73 | 28 | / |
| Orieku | 73 | 20 | / |
| Arikoo | 73 | 18 | / |
| Arekou | 73 | 13 | / |
| Erieku | 73 | 10 | / |
| Eeriku | 73 | 8 | / |
| Erikau | 73 | 7 | / |
| Eruiku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Arukhu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Orikau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hareku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Arikoe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Erikuu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Erikku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ericku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Airuku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arekut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arukau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erriku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goriku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oraiku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahruku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arekui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aricau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arricau | 67 | 350 | / |
| Horioku | 67 | 8 | / |
| Atrekou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Errikou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Erickui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Arekhau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Garaicu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorikhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Areskau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourikou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Araikoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haricus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eraikhu | 67 | 1 | / |
Ariku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ariku in the Hindi language | ||
| अरिकू | ariku | 50 |
| आरिक | arika | 50 |
| Ariku in the Russian language | ||
| Арику | ariku | - |
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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 Ariku
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