Arikwu Surname
2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Arikwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 84 | 1:2,108,842 | 73,007 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariskwu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Aridkwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Arekwu | 83 | 41 | / |
| Arukwu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Erikwu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Oriekwu | 77 | 25 | / |
| Airukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Horiokwu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Arugwu | 67 | 730 | / |
| Orekwu | 67 | 99 | / |
| Orukwu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Erukwu | 67 | 63 | / |
| Arigbu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Origwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aregwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erekwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oreakwu | 62 | 7 | / |
| Orukwou | 62 | 3 | / |
| Arugwuu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gariguau | 57 | 3 | / |
| Orugwu | 50 | 120 | / |
| Origbu | 50 | 65 | / |
| Oregwu | 50 | 8 | / |
| Eregwu | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Arikwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis