Arvu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Arvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
India51:153,413,076951,030
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Arvu (46) may also be a first name.

Arvu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arvu is more frequently found in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Arvu.

How Common Is The Last Name Arvu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Arvu live; 54 percent live in Eastern Europe and 54 percent live in Romanian Europe. Arvu is also the 1,484,914th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 46 people.

It is most common in Romania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,868,267. In Romania Arvu is most common in: Neamț County, where 57 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 14 percent reside and Constanța County, where 14 percent reside. Besides Romania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 38 percent reside and Turkey, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arvuz89200/
Arvut8972/
Arvus8939/
Garvu8911/
Harvu899/
Arvau892/
Aarvu891/
Arvux890/
Garvuj802,622/
Arveux80110/
Harvus8035/
Arvaux8030/
Harvut8012/
Arvudh8011/
Arvaud805/
Garvou802/
Garvuu801/
Garvui801/
Harvuy801/
Arvoux801/
Arbu75428/
Arwu7511/
Ervu756/
Orvu752/
Arvault7354/
Arvhult7312/
Harvaux733/
Airvaux731/
Harvout731/
Harveux731/
Arbuz67789/
Arbus67613/
Garbu67522/
Harbu67290/
Arbau67126/
Arbuş67117/
Arbuj6760/
Arbeu6751/
Arbou6743/
Arbut6737/
Aarbu6736/
Airvault6731/
Harvoutt6723/
Airbu6710/
Orvuu676/
Arwau672/
Erveu671/
Armpu671/
Aurwu671/

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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 Arvu
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