Azurunwa Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Azurunwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Azurunwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2481:714,28532,812
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Azurunwa (13) may also be a first name.

Azurunwa Last Name Facts

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

Azurunwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Azurunwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,006,539th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Azurunwa are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Azurunwa is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

Azurunwa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 248 people, or 1 in 714,285. In Nigeria Azurunwa is most numerous in: Abia, where 48 percent reside, Lagos, where 20 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Azurunwah947/
Ajurunwa886/
Achurunwa821/
Ozurunba7539/
Ajurunwo7516/
Ozurunwo755/
Azurumba755/
Ozurunmba718/
Ozurumba633,095/
Ozuurumba593/
Oozurumba592/
Ozureumba591/
Ouzurumba591/
Ozurumbe504/
Ozurumbo501/
Ozoronwe501/

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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 Azurunwa
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