Aruko Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Aruko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aruko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3271:119,38611,392
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Aruko (36) may also be a first name.

Aruko Last Name Facts

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

Aruko is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aruko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aruko is the 767,694th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Aruko live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Aruko is also the 1,717,090th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 36 people.

The last name Aruko is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 327 people, or 1 in 119,386. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Soroti District, where 24 percent are found, Amuria District, where 20 percent are found and Serere District, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arouko91639/
Haruko9168/
Arauko9144/
Arukod9118/
Arueko917/
Garuko913/
Arukoi912/
Aroukou8357/
Araukho834/
Aroukho832/
Garouko832/
Haruiko832/
Harukot831/
Harucko831/
Aruszko831/
Aroukot831/
Aroukoy831/
Arousko831/
Ariko8010,823/
Oruko802,948/
Aroko801,997/
Aruka80415/
Aruco8015/
Eruko808/
Haroukou7767/
Atroukou7718/
Harukopp7713/
Gargauko773/
Garoukoy771/
Arzoukou771/
Arroukou771/
Arauco734,979/
Arukha731,377/
Arriko731,299/
Arouka73456/
Arzuka73292/
Haruka73251/
Hariko73188/
Garuka73127/
Arieko7354/
Haroko7352/
Arukah7320/
Arikoo7318/
Aricko7317/
Aeriko7313/
Arokko7313/
Aruqot7311/
Orouko7311/
Arokoi739/
Arikoi737/
Arokoo736/
Arouco736/
Aruika736/
Oruiko735/
Arokoy734/
Oruuko734/
Arauka733/
Goruko732/
Orukoo732/
Arikho732/
Arooko732/
Arokoh732/
Arokou732/
Erukko731/
Arikko731/
Orukoy731/
Haruco731/
Arukau731/
Arocko731/
Orukoh731/
Auruka731/
Arroko731/
Horuko731/
Heruko731/
Attroukou7114/
Gorouko67148/
Horudko67104/
Horutko6749/
Otrutko6736/
Eroukou6726/
Horuiko6721/
Aharuka6720/
Aericko6715/
Otrudko6712/
Harzoko6712/
Arzouka6711/
Harikko678/
Aurikko677/
Oroukou676/
Horujko675/
Harouka675/
Arzuika674/
Garruco674/
Aerikou674/
Arahuka673/
Harukha672/
Garucka671/
Harikho671/
Harruka671/
Aruszka671/
Oruikoi671/
Harzuka671/
Asruquo671/
Horauko671/
Harokoy671/
Harukad671/
Garouka671/
Arrikoh671/
Araucco671/
Aroukad671/
Araucoa671/
Arauzco671/
Ohruzko671/

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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 Aruko
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