Arupu Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Arupu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arupu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
India81:95,883,173728,828
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Arupu (45) may also be a first name.

Arupu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arupu is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Arupu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arupu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arupu is the 2,530,696th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 43 percent of Arupu live; 41 percent live in Oceania Islands and 41 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Arupu is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 45 people.

Arupu is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Arupu is primarily concentrated in: Central, where 71 percent reside, East New Britain, where 21 percent reside and Madang, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Arupu occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 31 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harupu9112/
Garupu9112/
Aarupu918/
Aruput914/
Araupu914/
Aerupu913/
Airupu913/
Arrupu912/
Arupuu911/
Garrupu831/
Erupu80386/
Aripu8053/
Orupu8011/
Orupou73136/
Aaripu7316/
Eruphu7313/
Arripu738/
Eerupu734/
Airipu733/
Haripu731/
Eripu60184/
Oripu60101/
Ariphu5586/
Ahripou5017/
Haripou501/

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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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  • 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 Arupu
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