Arumah Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Arumah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arumah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1021:1,736,69463,540
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Arumah (67) may also be a first name.

Arumah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arumah occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arumah? popularity and diffusion

Arumah is the 1,290,735th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. Arumah occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Arumah are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Arumah is also the 1,191,548th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 67 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 1,736,694. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Enugu, where 47 percent reside, Kano, where 36 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 37 percent reside and Tunisia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harumah9228/
Arhumah9226/
Arumaha927/
Arusmah926/
Aruma911,119/
Ajroumah862/
Arrumaih861/
Garuma836,561/
Haruma831,178/
Orumah83581/
Arimah83395/
Arumai8333/
Arumay8332/
Arouma8332/
Arumoh8331/
Arumaa8322/
Arumas8314/
Arauma8314/
Arzuma8312/
Atruma836/
Arumad833/
Arhuma833/
Arumma833/
Arumat832/
Erumah832/
Aruema832/
Arruma832/
Asruma831/
Arumau831/
Aaruma831/
Arguma831/
Arumea831/
Areuma831/
Arzouma771,683/
Garouma77169/
Harimah77146/
Harouma77121/
Argumma7742/
Aroumay7733/
Arimaha7728/
Arhouma7726/
Harumay7719/
Eruemah7711/
Haeruma778/
Haruuma776/
Gauruma775/
Garauma775/
Arummai775/
Arumait775/
Airumai772/
Arummad771/
Asrumma771/
Eroumah771/
Garumay771/
Airouma771/
Argouma771/
Arommah771/
Aroumat771/
Oroumah771/
Garumai771/
Arumoha771/
Aromauh771/
Harumaj771/
Harumat771/
Arima7337,859/
Oruma734,490/
Aroma733,569/
Arumo73463/
Eruma73165/
Garrouma71204/
Hoirumah719/
Herumaha718/
Gaurumma715/
Harzouma713/
Garrumma711/
Aroummay711/
Oroumahe711/
Harummay711/
Gaarouma711/
Argoumma711/
Arouhmat711/
Arromaih711/
Harima678,452/
Arhoma674,260/
Aromaa67529/
Orumaa67138/
Arimoh67119/
Airoma67115/
Aurumo67108/
Airima6782/
Haroma6769/
Arimau6765/
Oromah6751/
Erimah6749/
Orguma6732/
Harumo6732/
Arimaa6731/
Orumoh6724/
Erhuma6718/
Arimai6718/
Orruma6718/
Aromay6713/
Arhima6713/
Arimay6713/
Arimma6712/
Ouruma6712/
Aurima6711/
Asrumo6710/
Arumot6710/
Horuma679/
Orumai679/
Aromoh677/
Harimahai677/
Auroma677/
Aromea676/
Heruma676/
Arroma676/
Arooma673/
Airumo673/
Goruma673/
Erumma673/
Arimho672/
Araumo672/
Aromai672/
Orauma671/
Garumo671/
Aroema671/
Arumuo671/
Oreuma671/
Orumha671/
Orumga671/
Orumay671/
Orouma671/
Orzuma671/
Orhuma671/
Aruemo671/
Arrima671/
Erroumaih671/
Orimah671/
Orumoa671/
Erauma671/
Arrumo671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arumah
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