Urawi Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Urawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Urawi (21) may also be a first name.

Urawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Urawi is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urawi? popularity and diffusion

Urawi is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Urawi reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Urawi is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 21 people.

It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea Urawi is most common in: East Sepik, where 71 percent live, Hela, where 24 percent live and East New Britain, where 5 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Thailand, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hurawi9132/
Urawai911/
Haurawi831/
Urawa80927/
Urabi80196/
Orawi8081/
Irawi8058/
Uravi8043/
Urawe804/
Ourabi73416/
Urabhi73147/
Urabai73113/
Guravi7364/
Uraibe7337/
Uravai7336/
Uraive7327/
Uhrowi7325/
Hurabi7324/
Orawai7316/
Jirawi7312/
Uraiby7311/
Horawi7310/
Uraviy7310/
Aurabi738/
Aurawa737/
Uraibi736/
Hirawi733/
Irrawi732/
Hurawa732/
Hurawe731/
Uraway731/
Uraiva731/
Uravis731/
Eurawa731/
Uraavi731/
Gurowi731/
Uravid731/
Uravei731/
Uraiwa731/
Uraivi731/
Urrabi731/
Urzavi731/
Urabhai675,868/
Huraibi67329/
Hurabai67231/
Uraiwet67218/
Ouraibi67204/
Huraiby6763/
Uravich6741/
Gauravi6710/
Hirawai6710/
Uravish677/
Uraiwed677/
Haurowi676/
Guravai676/
Hourabi675/
Ourabih675/
Uraived674/
Uraives674/
Urabaai674/
Auraibi673/
Auraiby672/
Ourabai672/
Ouravai671/
Ouraiby671/
Ouravid671/
Gurrowi671/
Irauwyi671/
Euraiva671/
Uravais671/
Hurabhi671/
Hauravi671/

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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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  • 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 Urawi
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