Arug Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Philippines

Arug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Arug (30) may also be a first name.

Arug Last Name Facts

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

Arug (Hindi: आरुग) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arug? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 42 percent of Arug reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Arug is also the 1,911,214th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 30 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 75 percent reside and Ogun, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Arug Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Arug has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Arug last name contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aroug89226/
Garug8913/
Arugh896/
Araug892/
Earug891/
Harug891/
Arueg891/
Aruig891/
Aruug891/
Arzoug80143/
Haroug80134/
Arhaug8048/
Aurugh8019/
Arroug8014/
Gajrug809/
Garoug807/
Argoug805/
Arough803/
Garuug801/
Gaurug801/
Auruig801/
Arugue801/
Aaroug801/
Arrueg801/
Garugh800/
Haraug800/
Harugh800/
Aruk755,068/
Arig751,510/
Arog75749/
Erug7554/
Aruc7513/
Orug756/
Aruq755/
Arux755/
Aarhaug73122/
Harroug73103/
Aarhoug7314/
Arrugue7311/
Arugova734/
Hargoug734/
Harugue732/
Garough731/
Garraug731/
Harreug731/
Argaugh731/
Atrough731/
Ajrough731/
Arougue731/
Hairugs730/
Harough730/
Harig674,064/
Araux67636/
Arouk67315/
Aroog67298/
Haruk67291/
Arukh67272/
Aaruk67236/
Aruke67101/
Aurig6792/
Atrux6779/
Garuk6775/
Arruk6767/
Arouq6759/
Aruck6749/
Ayruk6741/
Aroux6728/
Eirug6727/
Oroug6725/
Arzuk6722/
Oraug6722/
Ağruk6717/
Harrough6710/
Arrog678/
Aarig677/
Auruk676/
Ayrig676/
Orzug676/
Arigh675/
Harougue675/
Orugh674/
Ajrhough674/
Ariqu674/
Hargaugh673/
Haruc672/
Atruk672/
Harog672/
Arrig672/
Aruic672/
Earrough671/
Harzaugh671/
Airog671/
Arauc671/
Arogh671/
Erugh671/
Șarig671/
Țarog671/
Eroug671/
Ahargoug671/
Arigg671/
Aeruk671/
Orueg671/
Aruuk671/
Arrougue671/
Arzuq671/
Arruc671/
Arauk671/
Haruq671/
Ahrig670/
Garrough670/
Garraugh670/
Airgough670/
Harraugh670/
Eruig670/

Arug Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arug in the Hindi language
आरुगaruga-

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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 Arug
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