Arungwa Surname

251,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Arungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arungwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5431:114,8047,608
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Arungwa (26) may also be a first name.

Arungwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arungwa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arungwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 251,268th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,621,145 people. The last name Arungwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Arungwa are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Arungwa is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 26 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,543 people, or 1 in 114,804. In Nigeria Arungwa is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 65 percent are found, Lagos, where 10 percent are found and Rivers, where 7 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Arungwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Arungwa surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Arungwa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.64% more than the national average, earning $65,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arungwah934/
Arungwua932/
Aruyngwa931/
Orungwa8671/
Arongwa8642/
Arumgwa866/
Erungwa863/
Arungwo862/
Arungwe862/
Arungba861/
Orhungwa8019/
Arhungua801/
Orusengwa751/
Orungba71259/
Arunkwe714/
Oroungba673/
Aroungbo671/
Orzungwe671/
Haroungue6315/
Orungbe57235/
Horongwi5323/
Orungbee534/
Orunngbe533/
Aruinque531/
Orhungue531/
Orhungui531/
Horongwe531/

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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 Arungwa
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