Arwu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Arwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Arwu (26) may also be a first name.
Arwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arwu is found most frequently in Liberia. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Arwu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arwu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Arwu are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Arwu is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 26 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia Arwu is most common in: Lofa County, where 100 percent live. Apart from Liberia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 36 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arwau | 89 | 2 | / |
| Aurwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Harwus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Harwau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garwui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arbu | 75 | 428 | / |
| Orwu | 75 | 28 | / |
| Arvu | 75 | 13 | / |
| Erwu | 75 | 13 | / |
| Arwutph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erwau | 67 | 378 | / |
| Harbu | 67 | 290 | / |
| Arvuz | 67 | 200 | / |
| Arbau | 67 | 126 | / |
| Arvut | 67 | 72 | / |
| Arbuj | 67 | 60 | / |
| Arbeu | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gorwu | 67 | 44 | / |
| Arbou | 67 | 43 | / |
| Arvus | 67 | 39 | / |
| Aarbu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Orwau | 67 | 11 | / |
| Garvu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Airbu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Harvu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Erweu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Arvau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arwoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arvux | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Arwu
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