Amuria Surname

240,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Amuria Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amuria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8411:54,9115,493
Uganda7811:49,9866,059
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
India51:153,413,076951,030

Amuria (504) may also be a first name.

Amuria Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amuria (Oriya: ଆମୁରିଆ) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amuria? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 240,883rd most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,390,088 people. Amuria occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Amuria reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 377,412th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 504 people.

Amuria is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 841 people, or 1 in 54,911. In Kenya Amuria is mostly found in: Turkana County, where 90 percent live, Laikipia County, where 8 percent live and Isiolo County, where 0 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 47 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Amuria Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amuriat921,216/
Amouria9210/
Amuriah928/
Hamuria925/
Ammouria862/
Hatmuria861/
Emuria839,129/
Omuria831,309/
Amoria83429/
Amiria83151/
Amurya8318/
Amurio832/
Amurea832/
Amurrio772,059/
Hamiria77104/
Omouria7711/
Amirria774/
Amaurya773/
Amiriah773/
Ammoria772/
Aumiria771/
Amourea771/
Amuryat771/
Emmuria771/
Omurujia7124/
Aamooria711/
Aimaurya711/
Omurijia711/
Omurijah711/
Amouryat711/
Omuriayi711/
Amorio67755/
Omoria67218/
Emiria6761/
Omiria6752/
Omurya6717/
Amirya6712/
Amirio676/
Emurya675/
Amirja672/
Omurujiea671/
Amorja671/
Ammurayya671/

Amuria Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amuria in the Oriya language
ଆମୁରିଆamuri'a50
ଅମୁରୀଆamuri'a25
ଅମୁରିଆamuri'a25

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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
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  • 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 Amuria
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