Arukpe Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Arukpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arukpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
England41:13,929,515290,718
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Arukpe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arukpe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Arukpe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arukpe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name Arukpe is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Arukpe reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Arukpe is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 2,393,821. In Nigeria Arukpe is mostly found in: Cross River, where 58 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Edo, where 12 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Arukpe exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aroukpe921/
Garoukpe867/
Orukpe833,791/
Erukpe83294/
Arikpe8334/
Arokpe833/
Orhukpe7724/
Ariekpe7722/
Oroukpe7721/
Orukpeu771/
Orukpeh771/
Orukpee771/
Otrukpe771/
Orukp731/
Aariekpe711/
Oroukpei711/
Orikpe6746/
Orokpe6735/
Arikpi6729/
Orukpa6715/
Orhukp671/
Orrokpe6215/
Orukpaa624/
Oriekpe621/
Arikpii621/
Oroukpai5786/
Oroukpay572/
Orokpa509/

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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 Arukpe
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