Aruwai Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Aruwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Aruwai (10) may also be a first name.
Aruwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aruwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aruwai has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Aruwai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aruwai? popularity and diffusion
Aruwai is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Aruwai is mostly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Aruwai reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 89 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Aruwai is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 10 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Aruwai is most numerous in: Chimbu, where 63 percent reside, National Capital District, where 33 percent reside and Morobe, where 4 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
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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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- 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 Aruwai
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