Nirua Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vanuatu
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Nirua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nirua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vanuatu2361:1,116281
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Nirua (142) may also be a first name.

Nirua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nirua (Arabic: نيروا, Hindi: निरुआ, Oriya: ନିରୁଆ) is carried by more people in Vanuatu than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nirua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,009,375th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Nirua reside; 99 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Vanuatu. Nirua is also the 775,413th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 142 people.

This last name is most widespread in Vanuatu, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 1,116. Besides Vanuatu it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nairua912/
Niruap911/
Nairuea834/
Nirhuay832/
Nairuah831/
Naisrua831/
Nirva8085/
Nurua8048/
Nirwa8043/
Nirba8014/
Nerua802/
Nierva732,263/
Nirvat7324/
Nirwah7313/
Nirbha7311/
Nirvad734/
Nirbaj732/
Nirway732/
Nirwas732/
Neirva732/
Nirvaj731/
Nieruo731/
Nirvas731/
Nirvaa731/
Niruho731/
Nirvea731/
Nirvay731/
Nirvah731/
Nirbay731/
Nairwa731/
Nirbhay67443/
Nierzwa6711/
Nirbhai675/
Nierway673/
Neirzwa672/
Nairbou671/
Ngerwua671/

Nirua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nirua in the Oriya language
ନିରୁଆniru'a-
Nirua in the Hindi language
निरुआniru'a50
नीरूाnirua25
नीरूआniru'a25
Nirua in the Arabic language
نيرواnyrwa-

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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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  • 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 Nirua
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