Aruku Surname
Approximately 1,575 people bear this surname
Aruku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,219 | 1:145,318 | 9,260 |
| Uganda | 180 | 1:216,885 | 16,934 |
| India | 151 | 1:5,079,903 | 126,627 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Aruku (163) may also be a first name.
Aruku Demographics
Aruku Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Aruku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aruku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Aruku (Hindi: अरुकू, Oriya: ଆରୁକୁ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Aruku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 251,505th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,627,013 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Aruku are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aruku is also the 717,791st most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 163 people.
The last name Aruku is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,219 people, or 1 in 145,318. In Nigeria Aruku is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 63 percent reside, Ogun, where 11 percent reside and Edo, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.
Aruku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garuku | 91 | 236 | / |
| Auruku | 91 | 173 | / |
| Haruku | 91 | 30 | / |
| Arukhu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Atruku | 91 | 2 | / |
| Arusku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ahruku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arukau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arukut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Airuku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aroukou | 83 | 57 | / |
| Haruiku | 83 | 2 | / |
| Arukuit | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aruskus | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ariku | 80 | 4,172 | / |
| Oruku | 80 | 373 | / |
| Eruku | 80 | 314 | / |
| Arucu | 80 | 145 | / |
| Aroku | 80 | 31 | / |
| Haroukou | 77 | 67 | / |
| Atroukou | 77 | 18 | / |
| Arrukhuz | 77 | 5 | / |
| Arzoukou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arroukou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haroku | 73 | 202 | / |
| Arriku | 73 | 133 | / |
| Eeruku | 73 | 10 | / |
| Goruku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eruiku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hariku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orauku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orusku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aariku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orukuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orukau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orukcu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Araucu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Attroukou | 71 | 14 | / |
| Eroukou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Oroukou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Herukku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Harutcu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eirukuy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gorukcu | 67 | 1 | / |
Aruku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aruku in the Hindi language | ||
| अरुकू | aruku | - |
| Aruku in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆରୁକୁ | aruku | - |
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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 Aruku
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