Aruwan Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Aruwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aruwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1921:922,61939,799
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Aruwan (610) may also be a first name.

Aruwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aruwan (Arabic: راوين) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Aruwan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aruwan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,148,257th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Aruwan reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aruwan is also the 338,253rd most frequent first name in the world, held by 610 people.

The last name Aruwan is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 91 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found and Lagos, where 1 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aruewan921/
Haruwan921/
Airuywan861/
Aruwasin861/
Eruwan83205/
Ariwan8388/
Aruban8381/
Arowan832/
Aruwam831/
Aruvan831/
Aruwon831/
Aruswaine801/
Arauban77146/
Ariewan7746/
Hariwan7725/
Arguvan7719/
Arouban7715/
Arubain778/
Aroewan771/
Auriwan771/
Aruyuan771/
Arujuan771/
Eruwaan771/
Orauwan771/
Eruwuan771/
Arauwon771/
Arrowan771/
Oruswan771/
Haruban770/
Airujuan7191/
Eruewuan719/
Herauwan713/
Hairuban711/
Oruwasen711/
Aruchuan711/
Eriwan67132/
Arivan67110/
Orowan6733/
Oriwan674/
Oruban671/
Oruwam671/
Oruvan671/

Aruwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aruwan in the Arabic language
راوينrawyn-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Aruwan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis