Kuruwe Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Kuruwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kuruwe (17) may also be a first name.
Kuruwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuruwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuruwe occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kuruwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuruwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,530,696th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. Kuruwe occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Kuruwe live; 98 percent live in Oceania Islands and 98 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kuruwe is also the 2,694,839th most common first name at a global level, held by 17 people.
The last name Kuruwe is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 143,048. In Papua New Guinea Kuruwe is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 61 percent are found, National Capital District, where 23 percent are found and Madang, where 11 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuruswe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kuruwei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kuruwee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kuruw | 91 | 6 | / |
| Kuruwa | 83 | 1,267 | / |
| Kuruwi | 83 | 27 | / |
| Kurowe | 83 | 19 | / |
| Koruwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kiruwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaurouw | 77 | 77 | / |
| Kurowei | 77 | 74 | / |
| Kuruwai | 77 | 54 | / |
| Koruwei | 77 | 46 | / |
| Kurubey | 77 | 20 | / |
| Kourouw | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kuruway | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kuruiwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kutruve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kurouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kourouwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kuroowei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuruwith | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuruva | 67 | 12,387 | / |
| Koruwa | 67 | 537 | / |
| Kiriwe | 67 | 108 | / |
| Kuruvi | 67 | 54 | / |
| Korowe | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kiruwi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koruwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kourouwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kourouvei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurive | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kuruwe
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