Aritu Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

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

Aritu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aritu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Aritu (11) may also be a first name.

Aritu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aritu is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Aritu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aritu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Aritu is the 2,372,517th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Aritu is predominantly found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Aritu reside; 91 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 91 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most common forename worldwide, borne by 11 people.

Aritu is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 138,199. In Papua New Guinea Aritu is most frequent in: Milne Bay, where 85 percent live, East Sepik, where 10 percent live and East New Britain, where 5 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garitu911,449/
Aristu91695/
Aritus91146/
Ariotu9134/
Aritau9115/
Haritu916/
Asritu912/
Aritut911/
Arietu911/
Aritou911/
Ariztu911/
Haritou83140/
Aristou83133/
Aristeu83133/
Aristud8360/
Haristu8346/
Harittu8339/
Haritus8313/
Garitou836/
Aristus835/
Garittu834/
Hareitu834/
Areitou831/
Arzitou831/
Aarritu831/
Eritu80342/
Arutu80237/
Aretu80159/
Oritu8061/
Aristouy779/
Harritus771/
Aritouch771/
Arituhha771/
Haarithu771/
Erittu7380/
Aretou7332/
Arestu7310/
Erritu735/
Eritou735/
Aritoo735/
Aretus734/
Harutu734/
Aruttu732/
Garetu731/
Orithu731/
Goritu731/
Arrutu731/
Areteu731/
Oritou731/
Eraitu731/
Aurutu731/
Arytou731/
Aretau731/
Airetu731/
Haristouy7176/
Arethus6727/
Arestou678/
Araytou678/
Areytou675/
Arretus674/
Arestus673/
Arytuha671/
Garetou671/
Heritau671/
Arettou671/
Areutou671/
Earethu671/
Aresteu671/

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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
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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 Aritu
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