Dirua Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

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

Dirua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dirua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4011:20,3332,142
India111:69,733,217610,955

Dirua (393) may also be a first name.

Dirua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dirua is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 711,133rd most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Dirua are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 97 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 436,161st most common forename on earth, held by 393 people.

The surname Dirua is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 401 people, or 1 in 20,333. In Papua New Guinea Dirua is mostly concentrated in: Chimbu, where 76 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 14 percent reside and Morobe, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhirua916/
Durua809,257/
Dirba803,909/
Derua80164/
Dirwa8070/
Dirva805/
Diruo802/
Dhurua7314,642/
Deruaz73560/
Dirwai73374/
Duruay73147/
Dirbou7387/
Duruha7355/
Dirvas7355/
Déruaz7347/
Durrua7344/
Derrua7331/
Dierwa7311/
Deruas7310/
Deirba735/
Detrua735/
Dierva734/
Dirvat733/
Dairwa732/
Dearua731/
Doirva731/
Dirbai731/
Dairuo731/
Deerua731/
Dirvad731/
Derruaz6728/
Dhirvat6721/
Dairway6714/
Dairbai674/
Dhirwai671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Dirua
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis