Uraku Surname
Approximately 594 people bear this surname
Uraku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 578 | 1:306,475 | 17,059 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Uraku (53) may also be a first name.
Uraku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uraku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uraku (Hindi: उरकू, Marathi: उरकु) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Uraku? popularity and diffusion
Uraku is the 540,721st most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,268,596 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Uraku are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most numerous first name globally, borne by 53 people.
The last name Uraku is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 578 people, or 1 in 306,475. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 85 percent are found, Enugu, where 4 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Japan, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ueraku | 91 | 4 | / |
| Urakau | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ouraku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Urraku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hurakut | 83 | 5 | / |
| Aurakud | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hurakud | 83 | 4 | / |
| Urakhau | 83 | 3 | / |
| Urakaus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oraku | 80 | 729 | / |
| Iraku | 80 | 218 | / |
| Ureku | 80 | 4 | / |
| Uracu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gurakhau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Irakau | 73 | 140 | / |
| Hiraku | 73 | 18 | / |
| Horaku | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jiraku | 73 | 6 | / |
| Iraiku | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oreaku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Irakui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Irakou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orakcu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irakuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irakku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oraiku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orauku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ourzakkou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gaurakheu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Horakhu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ourokuy | 67 | 33 | / |
| Hirakui | 67 | 20 | / |
| Horzaku | 67 | 5 | / |
| Horakau | 67 | 1 | / |
Uraku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uraku in the Hindi language | ||
| उरकू | uraku | - |
| Uraku in the Marathi language | ||
| उरकु | uraku | 66.67 |
| ुरकु | uraku | 33.33 |
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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 Uraku
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