Firua Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Firua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Firua 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
Uganda2761:141,44712,741
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345

Firua (25) may also be a first name.

Firua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Firua occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Firua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 889,654th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Firua reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Firua is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 25 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 276 people, or 1 in 141,447. In Uganda Firua is most common in: Yumbe District, where 91 percent reside, Moyo District, where 5 percent reside and Koboko District, where 4 percent reside. Not including Uganda Firua occurs in one country. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 9 percent reside.

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
Firuah917/
Virua80441/
Furua80173/
Ferua8036/
Firba8014/
Firwa804/
Ferrua733,113/
Viruea73151/
Firwad732/
Firbay731/
Firuoz731/
Firwas731/
Fairwa731/
Feruas731/
Fairway67193/
Pfirwai676/
Ferouha671/
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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 Firua
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