Ariwu Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Ariwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ariwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ariwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ariwu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ariwu? popularity and diffusion
Ariwu is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Ariwu is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ariwu reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Ariwu is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Yobe, where 79 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Abia, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 38 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gariwu | 91 | 23 | / |
| Ariwou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ariewu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arriwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arivu | 80 | 351 | / |
| Aribu | 80 | 135 | / |
| Arewu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Eriwu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Aruwu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Oriwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aribou | 73 | 1,101 | / |
| Aribau | 73 | 244 | / |
| Oriewu | 73 | 76 | / |
| Haribu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Aaribu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Araibu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Arewou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Arzivu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oraiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arewut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arrivu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oriwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aribui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aruwuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aroibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oriwuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ariwoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osriwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haribou | 67 | 840 | / |
| Aaribou | 67 | 171 | / |
| Arribau | 67 | 30 | / |
| Aruibeu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Haribau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arribou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Araibou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ariwu
- 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