Rariu Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rariu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rariu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Rariu (25) may also be a first name.

Rariu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rariu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rariu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rariu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rariu is the 3,185,033rd most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. Rariu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Rariu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rariu is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 25 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 38 percent are found, Oyo, where 22 percent are found and Zamfara, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Rariu is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raruiu9146/
Rarius911/
Rariou911/
Raurihu832/
Raraiju831/
Rarău806/
Raräu801/
Rarju801/
Rahrju7314/
Rorihu731/
Răruiu731/
Rareou731/
Raharyu6722/
Rayroju6717/
Raharju678/
Rairoju674/
Reryu603/
Rereau5514/
Rorehu551/
Rerehau502/

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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 Rariu
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