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 found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ariwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ariwu are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Ariwu is most numerous in: Yobe, where 79 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Abia, where 7 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Ariwu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 38 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.
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