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 surname Uburu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Uburu.
How Common Is The Last Name Uburu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 693,669th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,106,915 people. Uburu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Uburu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uburu is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 18 people.
The last name Uburu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 408 people, or 1 in 434,173. In Nigeria Uburu is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 55 percent reside, Abia, where 9 percent reside and Enugu, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
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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