Aruar Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Aruar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aruar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Aruar Last Name Facts

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

Aruar is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aruar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Aruar live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda Aruar is most common in: Kotido District, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aruhar911/
Haruar911/
Airuare839/
Arouhar834/
Arguhar831/
Harhuar831/
Arwar80257/
Arbar80114/
Arvar8030/
Aruor8015/
Oruar804/
Gaharuar775/
Arbour735,464/
Harbar733,863/
Garvar7360/
Harwar7341/
Aruhor7324/
Arware7316/
Arvare7316/
Oruare738/
Harvar737/
Arvear737/
Aruore731/
Arhbar731/
Arbair731/
Arwair731/
Aarwar731/
Arbarr731/
Arvour731/
Earbar731/
Arvard730/
Arwart730/
Harbour678,709/
Harvard672,069/
Aharwar6788/
Aharvar6745/
Harvart6734/
Harware678/
Harvour674/
Aharbar672/
Arwhart672/
Harbaur671/
Harruor671/
Garvaar671/
Earhwar671/
Garwear671/
Arrbour670/
Arvhart670/

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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 Aruar
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