Uraru Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Uraru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uraru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea731:111,69515,161
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Uraru (26) may also be a first name.

Uraru Last Name Facts

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

Uraru is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uraru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. Uraru occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Uraru are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Uraru is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 26 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 111,695. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Central, where 62 percent live, National Capital District, where 22 percent live and East New Britain, where 10 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Auraru9152/
Urairut8384/
Gurarau835/
Hurairu835/
Urairuj831/
Ourarou831/
Guraruy830/
Iraru80171/
Oraru8010/
Hurairuh7747/
Aurairut771/
Orairu73132/
Orzaru7385/
Hiraru733/
Irairu731/
Iraeru731/
Hureru731/
Horaruj671/
Ourourou62136/
Houreiru621/
Ororu6037/
Ireru6018/
Iroru607/
Gourourou574/
Jiroru5546/
Ihroru554/
Irooru553/
Hororu551/
Orohru551/
Orooru551/
Hirorau501/

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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 Uraru
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