Lorua Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lorua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Lorua (26) may also be a first name.

Lorua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lorua (Russian: Лоруа) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lorua.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Lorua is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Lorua reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lorua is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 26 people.

Lorua is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is most common in: Turkana County, where 100 percent reside. Besides Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Lorua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lorua last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorzua915/
Lorwua911/
Loruah911/
Larua80466/
Lorwa80193/
Lurua8091/
Lerua8048/
Lorba804/
Loruo802/
Laruaz73184/
Laruap73160/
Larrua73139/
Lorway73101/
Lyarua7399/
Lorwai7357/
Lorwat734/
Lurrua733/
Lourba732/
Latrua732/
Lorvay732/
Lorwaa732/
Lorwuo731/
Laruas731/
Larruat6793/
Lourbah671/
Larruea671/
Leruaha671/

Lorua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lorua in the Russian language
Лоруаlorua-

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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 Lorua
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