Armiyau Surname

381,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Armiyau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Armiyau Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9301:190,47611,551
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Armiyau (1,174) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Armiyau Demographics

Armiyau Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 53 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Armiyau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Armiyau is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Armiyau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Armiyau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 381,790th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,810,875 people. Armiyau occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Armiyau live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Armiyau is also the 231,753rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,174 people.

The surname Armiyau is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 930 people, or 1 in 190,476. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 38 percent reside, Zamfara, where 22 percent reside and Kebbi, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 0 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Armiyau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Armiyaou9337/
Arrmiyau931/
Armiyahu931/
Armiya'u931/
Harmiyau931/
Armiyahou881/
Armayau861,557/
Armeyau861/
Armayaou80185/
Armayahu8013/
Armeyaou805/
Harmayau803/
Armayaau801/
Armayauu801/
Harmayahu752/
Armayou716/
Armoyou711/
Garmoyou6714/
Armauious633/
Ermoiu621/
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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 Armiyau
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