Arweya Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Arweya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arweya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya851:543,29326,596

Arweya (37) may also be a first name.

Arweya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arweya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Arweya.

How Common Is The Last Name Arweya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arweya is the 2,034,059th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Arweya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Arweya is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 37 people.

The last name Arweya is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 543,293. In Kenya Arweya is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 100 percent are found.

Arweya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Arweya surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arwey9121/
Arwea915/
Arueya83121/
Harwey8316/
Arwaya839/
Garwea833/
Arbeya832/
Arwiya831/
Orweya831/
Arweye831/
Arweyi831/
Arweyo831/
Arrwey830/
Arwiyah7743/
Arwahey7730/
Garweah7716/
Garwhea776/
Harveya773/
Harwaya771/
Harweye771/
Harwiya771/
Harbeya771/
Arwae731,470/
Arbey73672/
Arwai73520/
Arvey73428/
Arvea73361/
Arwaj73290/
Arbea73280/
Arway73215/
Arwaa73185/
Arwei7313/
Erwey732/
Arwau732/
Aruey731/
Arwej731/
Orwey730/
Harwiyah7152/
Airwehia713/
Harvey67289,343/
Garvey6728,122/
Harbey67188/
Harway67117/
Orwiya67108/
Arueye6783/
Harbea6779/
Arbiya6762/
Arbeia6755/
Hörwey6753/
Arbaya6743/
Arbuya6731/
Arwija6717/
Arwaid6716/
Arwayo6716/
Arboya6712/
Arbawe6710/
Harwei679/
Garvea677/
Orwaya677/
Aerway676/
Harvea676/
Haruey675/
Arbeja674/
Garuey673/
Aruaya673/
Aurbey672/
Aruiya672/
Arwaye672/
Arwayi672/
Harwai672/
Airwie672/
Eurwea671/
Erweyi671/
Harwaj671/
Aarvey671/
Aeruea671/
Ahrvey671/
Arruea671/
Arviya671/
Arwaaj671/
Arwuyo671/
Ajrvey671/
Garwoy671/
Orweye671/
Harwau671/
Herwey671/
Orbeya671/
Orweyi671/
Orwuya671/
Garwaj671/
Garwie671/
Aarwai671/
Arwaii671/
Arweio671/
Arweis671/
Aruoya671/
Arbyya671/
Garwej671/
Airway671/
Gorwey670/
Earvey670/
Earway670/
Arveas670/

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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 Arweya
  • 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