Rarua Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Rarua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rarua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2351:34,6974,087
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

Rarua (231) may also be a first name.

Rarua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rarua is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rarua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 727,600th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,264,526 people. The surname Rarua is mostly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Rarua reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 59 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 590,311th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 231 people.

Rarua is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 235 people, or 1 in 34,697. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: National Capital District, where 58 percent are found, Central, where 14 percent are found and East Sepik, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Vanuatu, where 39 percent are found and Taiwan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raruhau8321/
Rahruah831/
Rorua80136/
Raruo8016/
Rarba805/
Rarwa802/
Rarva801/
Rarvat7319/
Rharba735/
Rarwah733/
Reruha732/
Rarvaz731/
Rarbha731/
Rarbou731/
Rajrwad675/
Rarvaiz675/
Rarvaat671/
Rarrbou671/
Rarvats671/
Rarbo606/
Reruo602/
Roruo601/
Rarrbo55156/
Ratrwo551/
Rarwoz551/
Rarwey551/
Rorbaha504/

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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 Rarua
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