Aruwa Surname

91,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Aruwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aruwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,8371:36,6222,958
Kenya1771:260,90317,444
Uganda1281:304,99421,050
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
England101:5,571,806158,774
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Aruwa (1,633) may also be a first name.

Aruwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aruwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Aruwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aruwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 91,395th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,391,284 people. The last name Aruwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Aruwa are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aruwa is also the 190,867th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 1,633 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,837 people, or 1 in 36,622. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kogi, where 26 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 20 percent reside and Kaduna, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Aruwa occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Aruwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (67%) in Nigeria.

Aruwa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning $36,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haruwa91276/
Arouwa9181/
Aruwai9127/
Aruwaa9111/
Aruwah916/
Airuwa913/
Arhuwa912/
Aruwad911/
Aruway911/
Arauwa911/
Arzuwa911/
Arruwa911/
Aruuwa911/
A'Ruwa911/
Areuwa911/
Harouwa8317/
Airouwa835/
Haruway831/
Haruwai831/
Aruwais831/
Harguwa831/
Ariwa80838/
Aruba80520/
Aruva80500/
Eruwa80311/
Oruwa80252/
Aruwe80112/
Aruwi8013/
Aruwo8011/
Haruwa'e771/
Hairouwa771/
Arueva73345/
Aeruva73116/
Hariwa7392/
Eruwha7360/
Ariwah7354/
Oruewa7338/
Aruwei7336/
Orouwa7335/
Earuva7325/
Haruba7324/
Arowai7323/
Arouba7319/
Arruba7317/
Garuva7316/
Haruwi7311/
Aruewo739/
Arauwo737/
Arubai736/
Aruvad734/
Ariewa734/
Arubay734/
Aruwyo733/
Aaruwe733/
Arihua733/
Haruva732/
Haruwe732/
Ayruva731/
Aaruba731/
Airuwe731/
Arruva731/
Arauva731/
Aruvaa731/
Aruvas731/
Ooruwa731/
Ehruwa731/
Eruwah731/
Oreuwa731/
Haruwo731/
Heruwa731/
Ajruva731/
Ariwai731/
Orzuwa731/
Arubea731/
Arouua731/
Arowha731/
Aroway730/
Arauwou6770/
Arroway6769/
Ourouwa6732/
Arousva6727/
Harubai6713/
Harouba6710/
Hariwai676/
Arrouba675/
Haroway674/
Arrubai674/
Aruewho672/
Aharuwe672/
Arrouwi672/
Harueva672/
Gaaruva671/
Aaroway671/
Garuwee671/
Ahariwa671/
Herouwa671/
Harouua671/
Hairuba671/
Hairiwa671/
Arouwez671/
Aruçuaj671/
Hariway670/

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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 Aruwa
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