Arumala Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Arumala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arumala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2421:731,99533,424
India811:9,469,943186,993
United States161:22,653,683662,747

Arumala (39) may also be a first name.

Arumala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arumala (Bengali: অরুমালা, Marathi: अरुमला) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Arumala.

How Common Is The Last Name Arumala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 820,032nd most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Arumala are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Arumala is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 731,995. In Nigeria Arumala is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 86 percent live, Rivers, where 5 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Arumala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Arumala surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Arumala earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.26% more than the national average, earning $47,143 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Arumala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arumala in the Bengali language
অরুমালাarumala-
Arumala in the Marathi language
अरुमलाarumala-

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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 Arumala
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