Arukwu Surname
6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Arukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Araukwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Airukwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aroukwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Arugwu | 83 | 730 | / |
| Arokwu | 83 | 101 | / |
| Arikwu | 83 | 84 | / |
| Orukwu | 83 | 65 | / |
| Erukwu | 83 | 63 | / |
| Oraukwu | 77 | 97 | / |
| Arungwu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Orukwou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Arugwuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arocckwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orugwu | 67 | 120 | / |
| Orokwu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Arugbu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Erikwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Arogwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oriekwu | 62 | 25 | / |
| Orougwu | 62 | 5 | / |
| Orungwu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Oruegwu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Eruegwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Oorougwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Orogwu | 50 | 3,162 | / |
| Orugbu | 50 | 3 | / |
| Origwu | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Arukwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis