Arukwe Surname

119,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Arukwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arukwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,7871:46,7773,629
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Norway101:514,22941,629
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Arukwe (106) may also be a first name.

Arukwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arukwe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arukwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 119,439th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,893,853 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Arukwe live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 915,176th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 106 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,787 people, or 1 in 46,777. In Nigeria Arukwe is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 18 percent are found, Imo, where 18 percent are found and Borno, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Arukwe occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Arukwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Arukwe last name is predominantly Christian (56%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Arukwe surname are 39.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.86% being registered with the political party.

The amount Arukwe earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 15.76% less than the national average, earning 291,534 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.41% more than the national average, earning $47,640 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arukweh9215/
Aruekwe9212/
Arunkwe924/
Arukwue923/
Aarukwe921/
Aroukwe921/
Garoukwe861/
Erukwe8379/
Arokwe8377/
Arikwe8369/
Arukwa833/
Arugwe832/
Arukue831/
Orukwe831/
Arukwai7741/
Oraukwe777/
Arikwei772/
Arungwe772/
Ariekwe771/
Arzukwa771/
Ourukwed711/
Arique67760/
Arigwe6794/
Arugbe6724/
Orokwe6717/
Orukwa6715/
Erikwe6713/
Arugwa6713/
Arokwa673/
Orikwe672/
Arugue671/
Arogwe671/

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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 Arukwe
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