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

The last name Aruko occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aruko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aruko is the 767,694th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Aruko reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 36 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 327 people, or 1 in 119,386. In Uganda Aruko is mostly found in: Soroti District, where 24 percent reside, Amuria District, where 20 percent reside and Serere District, where 20 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

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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