Airua Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

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

Airua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Airua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218

Airua (102) may also be a first name.

Airua Last Name Facts

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

Airua is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Airua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Airua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Airua reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 86 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Airua is also the 935,178th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 102 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Gulf, where 67 percent live, West New Britain, where 14 percent live and Chimbu, where 10 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayirua911/
Aierua911/
Arua897,780/
Irua891,664/
Ajirzua8343/
Airueha831/
Ajirwua831/
Arrua8019,109/
Arzua80485/
Harua80277/
Girua80150/
Garua80124/
Iorua8044/
Aurua8029/
Jirua8027/
Hirua8024/
Atrua8022/
Airva8020/
Oirua8020/
Aruaa8013/
Airwa8013/
Aerua8011/
Aruaz808/
Aruas806/
Airba806/
Yirua804/
Aruad802/
Aruay802/
Arhua802/
Irrua802/
Aruap801/
Irzua801/
Ayrua801/
Aarua801/
Aruat801/
Iruaa801/
Iruat801/
Earua801/
Airuo801/
Iruad801/
Hairwa73419/
Arwuah73346/
Airewa7397/
Haurua7392/
Haruas7385/
Jitrua7377/
Arruat7375/
Garrua7372/
Arruas7337/
Jirzua7336/
Ajirwa7335/
Haerua7333/
Aruaas7331/
Huirua7328/
Ierwua7319/
Gaurua7319/
Iorhua7315/
Awerua7313/
Haruay7313/
Harrua7312/
Garuah7311/
Haruat7310/
Airbah739/
Ayerua738/
Jirwua737/
Ayorua736/
Irhuay735/
Auerua734/
Ioruaa734/
Hairuo733/
Aruoha733/
Arouha733/
Ajurua732/
Irouha732/
Arhuay732/
Ijarua732/
Iruhas731/
Hairba731/
Aeruea731/
Arruea731/
Aurrua731/
Oirzua731/
Ijirua731/
Garwua731/
Ajirba731/
Iyarua731/
Hiruay731/
Harwua731/
Harzua731/
Aierba731/
Airwat731/
Ajarua731/
Arruaz731/
Ayurua731/
Ijorua731/
Hasrua731/
Airway731/
Arruoa731/
Hiruah731/
Arwa678,748/
Arba676,826/
Arva672,560/
Aruo67799/
Iruo67598/
Irwa67360/
Erua67207/
Oyarzua6776/
Irva6776/
Irba6751/
Airevuo6726/
Iyorwua6725/
Hirhuay6722/
Egierua6711/
Harhuas677/
Harouha677/
Haruatt674/
Huiarua672/
Iruhath671/
Garruea671/
Hairvad671/
Iruha'a671/
Jrua671/
Haruoha671/
Airvaux671/
Arrruas671/
Arouhat671/
Hirhuat671/
Ijirwua671/

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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 Airua
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