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 more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aruar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Aruar reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

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

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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