Huruwa Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

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

Huruwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Huruwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Huruwa (17) may also be a first name.

Huruwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Huruwa is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Huruwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,661,929th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 68 percent of Huruwa are found; 68 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 68 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Huruwa is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 17 people.

Huruwa is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 226,492. In Papua New Guinea Huruwa is most numerous in: Hela, where 64 percent live, Southern Highlands, where 19 percent live and Enga, where 14 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Huruwa exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Churuwa921/
Uruwa9170/
Chauruwa861/
Huruva83497/
Huruba83180/
Huruwe83153/
Uruwah83137/
Huruwo8316/
Uruwat8312/
Hiruwa831/
Uruwad831/
Urouwa831/
Huriwa831/
Choruwa771,201/
Huriwai77126/
Uruwaya77102/
Ourouwa7732/
Churuba7717/
Guruhwa7710/
Churuwe777/
Hurueva774/
Hurubai774/
Hurihua772/
Huruhwe771/
Hiruwai771/
Houriwa771/
Huriwaa771/
Oruwa73252/
Uruba73233/
Iruwa7348/
Uruwe7316/
Uruva7311/
Uriwa738/
Chauruva7118/
Outrouwa711/
Hourouba711/
Chahuruva67317/
Urueva67194/
Guruva67126/
Hurube67104/
Huruvi6797/
Euruba6775/
Orouwa6735/
Urubay6726/
Urubau6718/
Hiriwa6711/
Iruwai679/
Uriway676/
Ireuwa675/
Uruvat673/
Uruwop673/
Juruba673/
Urubai672/
Uroewa672/
Hiruva672/
Uriwau672/
Uruvad671/
Chaurusva671/
Huruve671/
Urruba671/
Uruwoh671/
Ooruwa671/
Ouruba671/
Oreuwa671/
Urujva671/
Uruvas671/
Churuwich671/
Orzuwa671/

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