Kurua Surname

444,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 769 people bear this surname

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

Kurua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3341:2,296,60375,349
Papua New Guinea2961:27,5463,108
Russia961:1,501,282102,725
Georgia121:312,12914,385
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Abkhazia41:60,7163,073
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Kurua (79) may also be a first name.

Kurua Last Name Facts

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

Kurua (Hindi: कुरुआ, Marathi: कुरवा, Oriya: କୁରୁଆ, Russian: Куруа) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 444,080th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,476,653 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of Kurua live; 43 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kurua is also the 1,083,225th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 79 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 334 people, or 1 in 2,296,603. In India Kurua is most numerous in: Assam, where 91 percent are found, Odisha, where 3 percent are found and Telangana, where 3 percent are found. Outside of India this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent are found and Russia, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaurua91167/
Kuruay9175/
Khurua9153/
Kuirua918/
Kourua912/
Kuruaz912/
Kurwua911/
Kuhrua911/
Kuruad911/
Kuruhau831/
Kurva8016,657/
Kurwa802,831/
Korua801,851/
Kirua801,542/
Kuruo8010/
Curua805/
Kuruağaç771/
Korwua73160/
Kuruot73110/
Kourva7366/
Kaurwa7363/
Kurwai7350/
Kurbağ7337/
Kurvaz7336/
Kuirwa7322/
Kurbaj7321/
Kourwa739/
Kauruo739/
Kurwah736/
Kurvah735/
Kurrva734/
Caurua734/
Kurvai734/
Korzua734/
Kurzwa733/
Kurwad733/
Kaurva732/
Kurwaa732/
Kuruoz732/
Curuea731/
Curuay731/
Quirua731/
Currua731/
Cuerua731/
Cuurua731/
Koruha731/
Kuruho731/
Khirua731/
Korrua731/
Kurvha731/
Kurhwa731/
Kuirva731/
Kurwaj731/
Kourvas67120/
Kahurwa6772/
Kurvach6721/
Kourwad6714/
Kurvaha6712/
Kaurwat678/
Kaurwad675/
Kkurbah675/
Khoruha674/
Kurwaha674/
Khurwad674/
Khurvat673/
Kaurbah671/
Kurwath671/
Khuerwa671/
Khurvad671/
Khurvay671/
Kkurwaa671/
Kourvou671/
Kurbaah671/
Korzuah671/
Kourbaa671/
Khourba671/
Kurwacz671/

Kurua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurua in the Oriya language
କୁରୁଆkuru'a-
Kurua in the Marathi language
कुरवाkurava-
Kurua in the Hindi language
कुरुआkuru'a66.67
कुरूआkuru'a33.33
Kurua in the Russian language
Куруаkurua-

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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 Kurua
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