Arutu Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Arutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1201:325,32721,922
Nigeria881:2,012,98670,656
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Arutu (19) may also be a first name.

Arutu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arutu (Marathi: अरुतु) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arutu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arutu is the 1,055,483rd most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. Arutu is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Arutu are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name internationally It is held by 19 people.

The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 325,327. In Uganda Arutu is primarily concentrated in: Serere District, where 36 percent live, Soroti District, where 20 percent live and Kaberamaido District, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Arutu is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 37 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harutu914/
Arutus913/
Aroutu913/
Aruttu912/
Arautu912/
Arrutu911/
Garutu911/
Aurutu911/
Arustu911/
Arutuha832/
Areutou831/
Orutu80425/
Erutu80209/
Arotu80153/
Aritu8065/
Aruthaup771/
Haroutou771/
Arrouthu771/
Haritu736/
Orhutu734/
Eruthu733/
Eroutu731/
Earotu731/
Airotu731/
Arietu731/
Oruetu731/
Arutoe731/
Eatrouthu713/
Harittu6739/
Oruçtut6713/
Goruttu673/
Arotuha671/
Aarritu671/
Earrotu671/

Arutu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arutu in the Marathi language
अरुतुarutu-

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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 Arutu
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