Uburu Surname
Approximately 426 people bear this surname
Uburu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 408 | 1:434,173 | 22,377 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Uburu (18) may also be a first name.
Uburu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uburu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uburu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Uburu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Uburu is the 693,669th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The surname Uburu occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Uburu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 18 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 408 people, or 1 in 434,173. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 55 percent are found, Abia, where 9 percent are found and Enugu, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guburu | 91 | 16 | / |
| Ubauru | 91 | 7 | / |
| Auburu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hauburu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ubaurau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oburu | 80 | 9,399 | / |
| Iburu | 80 | 1,180 | / |
| Uvuru | 80 | 81 | / |
| Uboru | 80 | 8 | / |
| Uwuru | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jiburu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ubieru | 73 | 6 | / |
| Owuuru | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hiburu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obuuru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uyvuru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwguru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ibuuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oburru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoburu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuiru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auvuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houbourou | 71 | 7 | / |
| Oubourgou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obourou | 67 | 272 | / |
| Aunpuru | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gouvuru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uchvuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jibourou | 62 | 6 | / |
| Auburhoe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Owuru | 60 | 1,865 | / |
| Oboru | 60 | 107 | / |
| Uworu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Owhuru | 55 | 24 | / |
| Owauru | 55 | 5 | / |
| Oovuru | 55 | 1 | / |
| Owuruj | 55 | 1 | / |
| Owwuru | 55 | 1 | / |
| Owurau | 55 | 1 | / |
| Oborui | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ubierhu | 50 | 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 Uburu
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