Ariwo Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ariwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ariwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1771:260,90317,444
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ariwo (100) may also be a first name.

Ariwo Last Name Facts

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

Ariwo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ariwo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,118,459th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name Ariwo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ariwo are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ariwo is also the 946,056th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 100 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 260,903. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Homa Bay County, where 66 percent reside, Migori County, where 29 percent reside and Siaya County, where 5 percent reside. Other than Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 12 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Ariwo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ariewo919/
Asriwo914/
Ariwod913/
Ariwoh912/
Ariwou912/
Ariwoo911/
Ariowho836/
Ariohwo831/
Aribo803,085/
Ariwa80838/
Oriwo80564/
Arewo8060/
Arivo8054/
Aruwo8011/
Eriwo803/
Hariwood771/
Arriwood770/
Aribou731,101/
Oriwoh73288/
Arrivo73152/
Garivo73114/
Hariwa7392/
Araiwa7374/
Ariwah7354/
Arewoh7344/
Haribo7335/
Oriewo7318/
Araibo7317/
Ariova7313/
Aruewo739/
Harivo736/
Arewou735/
Aaribo734/
Ariewa734/
Aurivo733/
Aribho732/
Argivo732/
Ari'bo732/
Ariboi731/
Arisuo731/
Areibo731/
Areivo731/
Ariboo731/
Arribo731/
Otriwo731/
Haruwo731/
Arivoh731/
Areiwa731/
Arivos731/
Earibo731/
Eriwho731/
Oriwou731/
Haribou67840/
Aaribou67171/
Arhewoh6785/
Aurivuo6714/
Harioua6710/
Airivuo677/
Garrivo676/
Ooriowo674/
Arrioua673/
Harewoo672/
Harisuo672/
Oriowoh672/
Aruewho672/
Ahariwa671/
Ariowha671/
Gariova671/
Araywoy671/
Airewoh671/
Arisvoh671/
Arribou671/
Airioua671/
Oriohwo671/
Arriova671/
Gariová671/
Hairiwa671/
Araibou671/
Ahrioua671/

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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 Ariwo
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