Kuruwa Surname

300,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kuruwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuruwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8361:917,54239,655
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Zimbabwe711:217,44024,563
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Japan291:4,408,42437,714
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kuruwa (275) may also be a first name.

Kuruwa Last Name Facts

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

Kuruwa (Marathi: कुरुवा) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuruwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kuruwa is the 300,128th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,751,812 people. The last name Kuruwa is mostly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Kuruwa are found; 66 percent are found in South Asia and 66 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kuruwa is also the 535,844th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 275 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 836 people, or 1 in 917,542. In India Kuruwa is mostly concentrated in: Assam, where 85 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account India Kuruwa occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 22 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuruwai9254/
Kuruwah9211/
Kuruwat9210/
Kuruiwa926/
Kuruway926/
Kurouwa921/
Khuruwat8640/
Kahuruwa8617/
Kourouwa865/
Kuruwaah861/
Kuruwadd861/
Kuereuwa861/
Kuruva8312,387/
Kiruwa831,178/
Koruwa83537/
Kuruwe8358/
Kuriwa8351/
Kuruwi8327/
Kuruwo832/
Kourouwai801/
Kurueva77118/
Khuriwa77105/
Kiruwai7729/
Khoruwa7724/
Koruwah7724/
Kurubay7715/
Kuruvah774/
Kuruiva774/
Kkoruwa774/
Kuruvas773/
Korouwa772/
Kuruswe771/
Kurowaj771/
Kureuva771/
Kuruwei771/
Kuruwee771/
Kiruwah771/
Kurauva771/
Kuyruva771/
Kuuruva771/
Kuruvaa771/
Kuruvath71127/
Kahuruva7150/
Kuruvaha714/
Kuruwith711/
Khoruwah711/
Kourouwo711/
Kiriwa67211/
Kiruva6796/
Kuriva6762/
Kuruvi6754/
Kuriwo6730/
Kurowe6719/
Kiruwo679/
Curuba677/
Koruwe672/
Kouroubai671/
Curuva671/
Kourouwou671/
Koutrouva671/
Koruwi671/

Kuruwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuruwa in the Marathi language
कुरुवाkuruva81.82
कुरवाkurava18.18

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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 Kuruwa
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