Aruwa Surname
Approximately 5,238 people bear this surname
Aruwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,837 | 1:36,622 | 2,958 |
| Kenya | 177 | 1:260,903 | 17,444 |
| Uganda | 128 | 1:304,994 | 21,050 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Aruwa (1,633) may also be a first name.
Aruwa Demographics
Average Aruwa Salary in
United States
$36,094 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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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 Aruwa
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