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 found most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Aruwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Aruwa is the 91,395th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,391,284 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Aruwa reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 190,867th most common first name at a global level, held by 1,633 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,837 people, or 1 in 36,622. In Nigeria Aruwa is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 26 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 20 percent are found and Kaduna, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Aruwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name 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/
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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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  • 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 Aruwa
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