Uhoru Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Uhoru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Uhoru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uhoru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uhoru is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Uhoru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uhoru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Uhoru is the 3,957,383rd most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Uhoru is mostly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Uhoru live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Uhoru is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Northern, where 75 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 25 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uoru | 89 | 7 | / |
| Uhuru | 80 | 3,457 | / |
| Uharu | 80 | 72 | / |
| Buhru | 80 | 33 | / |
| Ujoru | 80 | 5 | / |
| Uorou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Buoru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouhourou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ouorou | 73 | 2,615 | / |
| Buhrau | 73 | 87 | / |
| Hvorup | 73 | 47 | / |
| Vuorus | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ouhuru | 73 | 15 | / |
| Uharau | 73 | 13 | / |
| Huhuru | 73 | 11 | / |
| Bouhru | 73 | 9 | / |
| Uyooru | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uharud | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hworou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Huorui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vuorou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ujharu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoearu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouhourou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boru | 67 | 35,620 | / |
| Buru | 67 | 4,046 | / |
| Woru | 67 | 1,697 | / |
| Wuru | 67 | 461 | / |
| Vuru | 67 | 220 | / |
| Ouarhou | 67 | 138 | / |
| Bourhou | 67 | 58 | / |
| Voru | 67 | 54 | / |
| Uaru | 67 | 23 | / |
| Houarou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ouharou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ueru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gououru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuthrui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouorouy | 67 | 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
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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 Uhoru
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