Urasa Surname
Approximately 5,587 people bear this surname
Urasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,220 | 1:12,545 | 1,632 |
| India | 1,327 | 1:578,045 | 28,154 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Urasa (6,708) may also be a first name.
Urasa Demographics
Urasa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Urasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Urasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Urasa (Hindi: उरसा, Marathi: उरसा, Oriya: ଉରସା) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Urasa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Urasa is the 86,245th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,304,375 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Urasa are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Urasa is also the 79,778th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 6,708 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,220 people, or 1 in 12,545. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 36 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.
Urasa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Urasa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Urasa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉରସା | urasa | - |
| Urasa in the Marathi language | ||
| उरसा | urasa | 95.45 |
| ऊरसा | urasa | 4.55 |
| Urasa in the Hindi language | ||
| उरसा | urasa | 95.16 |
| ऊरसा | urasa | 1.61 |
| उरुसा | urusa | 1.61 |
| उरासा | urasa | 1.61 |
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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 Urasa
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