Arokoyu Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Arokoyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arokoyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3721:476,19023,978
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England71:7,959,723202,100

Arokoyu (23) may also be a first name.

Arokoyu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arokoyu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arokoyu? popularity and diffusion

Arokoyu is the 744,013th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Arokoyu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Arokoyu is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 23 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 476,190. In Nigeria Arokoyu is mostly found in: Ondo, where 63 percent reside, Oyo, where 13 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Arokoyu Last Name Statistics demography

Arokoyu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arokoju866/
Orokoyu863/
Haroukaou751/
Oroukohou631/
Arakaou57119/
Aracuyu5733/
Erokuju571/
Hayreqyu531/
Harakaou531/
Arrakaou531/

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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 Arokoyu
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