Ariwi Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ariwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ariwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya871:530,80326,276
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Ariwi (36) may also be a first name.

Ariwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ariwi is found most in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ariwi? popularity and diffusion

Ariwi is the 1,785,358th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Ariwi are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ariwi is also the 1,717,090th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 36 people.

Ariwi is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 530,803. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 89 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 5 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found. Besides Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Ariwi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ariwi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ariwei91207/
Hariwi9111/
Araiwi918/
Ariwai911/
Hariwai836/
Aribi8022,402/
Ariwa80838/
Arivi8095/
Ariwe8025/
Aruwi8013/
Oriwi801/
Asreiwei771/
Hariwich771/
Gairiwei771/
Haribi731,447/
Arioui731,188/
Araibi73493/
Arribi73363/
Arrivi73308/
Aaribi73191/
Aribai73186/
Arivai73108/
Hariwa7392/
Araiwa7374/
Areibi7360/
Arievi7359/
Ariwet7336/
Asriwy7317/
Heriwi7316/
Garivi7316/
Oroiwi7311/
Haruwi7311/
Oriwis738/
Harivi736/
Arijui734/
Ariewa734/
Arhiwe733/
Arivie733/
Oreiwi733/
Ariwey732/
Hariwe732/
Eriwei731/
Airibi731/
Aurivi731/
Areivi731/
Argivi731/
Ariboi731/
Aribui731/
Arivis731/
Areiwa731/
Arisui731/
Hairibi67136/
Hareibi6798/
Haribai6779/
Arraibi6757/
Ayrivie6750/
Harribi6739/
Ahariwe6735/
Aaribai6730/
Garivai6710/
Ariehwe678/
Aribhai674/
Auraibi673/
Araivie673/
Ahrioui672/
Arrioui672/
Ariwaja672/
Arrivie671/
Haribhi671/
Ahariwa671/
Eeriwei671/
Araivai671/
Harioui671/
Ajraibi671/
Ariewhe671/
Arhiwhe671/
Erihwai671/
Erriwai671/
Hairiwa671/
Haraibi671/
Hariewe671/
Harievi671/
Hariway670/

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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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  • 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 Ariwi
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