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

Huruwa is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Huruwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,661,929th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 68 percent of Huruwa live; 68 percent live in Oceania Islands and 68 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Huruwa is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 226,492. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Hela, where 64 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 19 percent reside and Enga, where 14 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Huruwa
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