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 is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Aruwaji.

How Common Is The Last Name Aruwaji? popularity and diffusion

Aruwaji is the 695,980th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Aruwaji are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aruwaji is also the 2,301,746th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 22 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 415 people, or 1 in 426,850. In Nigeria Aruwaji is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 47 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Delta, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria Aruwaji occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Aruwaji
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