Arufu Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Arufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Arufu 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
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Arufu (21) may also be a first name.

Arufu Last Name Facts

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

Arufu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Arufu.

How Common Is The Last Name Arufu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arufu is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Arufu is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Arufu live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Arufu is also the 2,368,944th most common given name internationally, borne by 21 people.

The surname Arufu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is most common in: Taraba, where 46 percent live, Lagos, where 31 percent live and Kwara, where 17 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Arufu is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 35 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

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
Garufu91671/
Harufu9157/
Arufus912/
Aruffu911/
Aroufou832/
Arifu80171/
Orufu803/
Erufu802/
Garoufou7737/
Arifuh737/
Harifu735/
Aarifu734/
Ariffu731/
Orufus731/
Aariffu6713/
Erifu6076/
Orifu608/
Ariphu5586/
Eruphu5513/
Errifu551/
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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 Arufu
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