Aruah Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Aruah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aruah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2811:630,40129,827
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
India151:51,137,692512,385
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Aruah (43) may also be a first name.

Aruah Last Name Facts

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

Aruah (Arabic: ارواح) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Aruah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 860,770th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. Aruah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Aruah reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aruah is also the 1,545,828th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 43 people.

The last name Aruah is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 281 people, or 1 in 630,401. In Nigeria Aruah is most numerous in: Delta, where 30 percent are found, Enugu, where 24 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haruah912/
Garouah835/
Aroua804,010/
Aruho802,739/
Oruah80206/
Aruha80180/
Eruah8046/
Araua8040/
Aruua802/
Harouach771,020/
Aarouach7720/
Gargouah771/
Arrauhah771/
Garoua73722/
Arouay73227/
Argoua73163/
Haroua73150/
Aruhei7365/
Arroua7354/
Haruha7321/
Orhuah7318/
Aruuho7311/
Arauho739/
Arouas734/
Erouah734/
Haraua733/
Arouha733/
Arouai732/
Haruța732/
Aruiya732/
Garuho731/
Haruho731/
Ajroua731/
Auraua731/
Aruija731/
Arouat731/
Arauha731/
Haruua731/
Gareua731/
Arauas731/
Harouat67444/
Arrouas67188/
Harouha677/
Gargoua677/
Arrugia674/
Herouah671/
Harouaz671/
Ahrouaz671/
Arouhat671/
Garauho671/
Harahua671/
Aruã671/
Aruá671/
Haruiya671/

Aruah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aruah in the Arabic language
ارواحarwah-

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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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  • 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 Aruah
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