Hurua Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

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

Hurua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hurua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
India301:25,568,846339,406
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Hurua (36) may also be a first name.

Hurua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hurua (Hindi: हुरूआ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hurua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hurua is the 1,806,862nd most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. Hurua is mostly found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Hurua are found; 69 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 57 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,717,090th most common given name in the world, held by 36 people.

Hurua is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 138,199. In Papua New Guinea Hurua is primarily concentrated in: Gulf, where 47 percent are found, Hela, where 36 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haurua9192/
Khurua9153/
Huirua9128/
Hurhua912/
Huerua911/
Huruea911/
Hurzua911/
Hurrua910/
Urua891,314/
Chhurua831/
Urzua8020,956/
Jurua803,521/
Hurba80883/
Gurua80124/
Horua80109/
Aurua8029/
Hirua8024/
Uruea806/
Urrua805/
Hurwa805/
Hurva804/
Uruas802/
Uruay801/
Usrua801/
Huerhuay771/
Huerva73301/
Churba73269/
Gaurua7319/
Chorua737/
Urueða737/
Hurbea736/
Hurbai735/
Hurbay734/
Horzua734/
Hurwaa734/
Hurwat733/
Hurvas732/
Jurrua731/
Hiruah731/
Guruah731/
Urrzua731/
Juruah731/
Hiruay731/
Hourva731/
Hourba731/
Churuo731/
Aurrua731/
Hurvat731/
Hurway731/
Irua671,664/
Urba671,466/
Orua67799/
Urva67275/
Chourva6773/
Uruo6757/
Urwa6739/
Hourbai6710/
Hourwai678/
Churbah672/
Chaurva672/
Hurbhai671/
Heurbai671/
Khurvay671/
Heurvas671/
Hauruot671/
Haurvay670/

Hurua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hurua in the Hindi language
हुरूआhuru'a50
हूरूाhurua50

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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 Hurua
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