Amuruba Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amuruba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Amuruba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Amuruba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amuruba is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amuruba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Amuruba reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Amuruba is most numerous in: Lagos, where 35 percent live, Rivers, where 32 percent live and Bayelsa, where 23 percent live. Barring Nigeria Amuruba exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amauruba931/
Amuruway801/
Amoruwa7199/
Omurube7111/
Omuriba711/
Amiriba711/
Omurubi711/
Omoruba711/
Hamurobi67100/
Amiribah671/
Omorhouba633/
Omoruwa57355/
Omoroba5726/
Omorubi571/
Omoruva571/
Omueribo531/
Omurhobo531/
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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 Amuruba
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