Arwalu Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Arwalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arwalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
India81:95,883,173728,828

Arwalu (340) may also be a first name.

Arwalu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arwalu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arwalu? popularity and diffusion

Arwalu is the 2,394,033rd most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Arwalu live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Arwalu is also the 473,685th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 340 people.

Arwalu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria Arwalu is most prevalent in: Jigawa, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Arwalu is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Airewalu863/
Arbalu831/
Erwalu831/
Arvalu831/
Arbalou77136/
Garwolu772/
Harbalou71136/
Harbalau714/
Arbolu67202/
Orwallius6712/
Arvolu6711/
Arvallius675/
Harballou675/
Aruolu671/
Orvalu671/
Harbolu629/
Aarbolu621/
Orvallius533/
Hörvallius5028/

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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 Arwalu
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