Naruas Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Naruas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naruas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Naruas (10) may also be a first name.

Naruas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Naruas occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naruas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Naruas live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Naruas is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 50 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 50 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and The Philippines, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naruhas921/
Narua91487/
Narvas831,812/
Narbas8357/
Narwas8342/
Nasrua8336/
Ngarua8331/
Hnarua8317/
Naurua8310/
Nharua832/
Nairua832/
Naruae831/
Naruay831/
Naarua831/
Nasruhash801/
Narvais77337/
Narbais77198/
Narbays779/
Narwash777/
Narvays775/
Nairuea774/
Naruhay772/
Narvase772/
Narouha771/
Narwase771/
Narvous771/
Nnaurua771/
Naisrua771/
Nasrwas771/
Narbaïs771/
Nnarvas771/
Naruhai771/
Narhuha771/
Nairuah771/
Narva733,508/
Narwa732,229/
Naruo73700/
Narba73452/
Norua7369/
Narvaysh715/
Narvaish712/
Narvayse711/
Narvaišs711/
Narvaiss711/
Narvaise711/
Nahrbass711/
Narwajsz711/
Narbay671,994/
Narvay67556/
Narvaz67100/
Narvai6797/
Narvad6774/
Norwua6740/
Narway6739/
Narbai6738/
Narvat6723/
Narvah6719/
Narbaa6713/
Narbos6713/
Norvas6711/
Nerwas6711/
Nahrba679/
Narwah678/
Nervas677/
Narwai675/
Ngorua674/
Nnaruo674/
Narbaz673/
Narwaz672/
Naarwa672/
Narbou672/
Noruay671/
Noorua671/
Narbau671/
Narvaj671/
Nairwa671/
Noruaa671/
Natrwa671/
Narwwa671/
Ngarva671/
Naarba671/
Narvou671/

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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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  • 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 Naruas
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