Gurua Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

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

Gurua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
India381:20,185,931296,209
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gurua (490) may also be a first name.

Gurua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurua (Hindi: गुरूआ, Oriya: ଗୁରୁଆ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gurua is the 1,620,164th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Gurua are found; 54 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 54 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Gurua is also the 383,918th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 490 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 121,697. In Papua New Guinea Gurua is primarily concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 40 percent are found, Morobe, where 21 percent are found and Northern, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaurua9119/
Guruah911/
Ngurua911/
Urua891,314/
Guruahe834/
Urzua8020,956/
Gurba801,752/
Gorua80271/
Girua80150/
Gurva80138/
Hurua80104/
Aurua8029/
Gurwa809/
Uruea806/
Urrua805/
Guruo803/
Uruas802/
Uruay801/
Usrua801/
Gautruae771/
Gurbai73154/
Haurua7392/
Gurbaľ7341/
Huirua7328/
Gurbaj7326/
Gurwah7324/
Gourba7321/
Goruah7320/
Gurvay7319/
Gaurba7313/
Gurvas739/
Gaurva738/
Urueða737/
Gurbay736/
Gurvaj734/
Gurway733/
Gurvai733/
Gaurwa733/
Hurhua732/
Aurrua731/
Gourva731/
Hurzua731/
Guruoe731/
Ghurva731/
Gourwa731/
Huruea731/
Urrzua731/
Gurvat731/
Ghurwa731/
Gurbaa731/
Hurrua730/
Urba671,466/
Orua67799/
Urva67275/
Gourvat67157/
Uruo6757/
Urwa6739/
Gourvou6713/
Gaurwad675/
Gourway673/
Ngurvau673/
Gurvais671/
Ghourba671/
Gurvach671/
Ghurbah671/
Gurwacz671/
Gujrwad671/
Gourbai671/
Gorzuah671/
Gourbou671/
Gurwach671/
Gurbaľa671/

Gurua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurua in the Oriya language
ଗୁରୁଆguru'a92.51
ଗୁରୂଆguru'a3.96
ଗୂରୁଆguru'a0.88
ଗୁରୁୱାguruwa0.44
ଗୁରୱାgurawa0.44
ଗୁରୁguru0.44
Gurua in the Hindi language
गुरूआguru'a42.86
गुरुआguru'a28.57
गुरूाgurua28.57

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gurua
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