Aruwaji Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Aruwaji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aruwaji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4151:426,85022,077
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Aruwaji (22) may also be a first name.

Aruwaji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aruwaji occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aruwaji? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aruwaji is the 695,980th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Aruwaji live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 22 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 415 people, or 1 in 426,850. In Nigeria Aruwaji is most common in: Ondo, where 47 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Delta, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aruwai9227/
Aruwaje8612/
Aruwaju8610/
Arowaji867/
Aruwajo863/
Aruwais861/
Aruwasi861/
Aruwagi861/
Haruwai861/
Aruwei7736/
Arowai7723/
Aruwaa7711/
Arubai776/
Aruway771/
Aruwayo71849/
Aruwaye7115/
Harubai7113/
Aruwaya7113/
Aruwase716/
Arrubai714/
Aruwoje712/
Aruçuaj711/
Arubaje711/
Oruwaje711/
Arowaje711/
Aruwuya711/
Haruway711/
Arroubai678/
Harubhai676/
Airuwuya671/

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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 Aruwaji
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