Urhiewu Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Urhiewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urhiewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
England31:18,572,686338,250

Urhiewu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urhiewu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Urhiewu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Urhiewu reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 35 percent reside, Delta, where 28 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 18 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Urhiewu exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urhiewhu9382/
Urhiehwu931/
Uriewhu8622/
Urewu831/
Oriewu7776/
Uriwau772/
Uirewu771/
Urebu6731/
Urjwu674/
Orewu672/
Oriwu671/
Uribu671/
Urevu671/
Iraiwu6224/
Orjiwu627/
Ureubu624/
Oriwuh621/
Oraiwu621/
Iryewu621/
Urjebu621/
Aurivaud536/
Uruvu504/

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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 Urhiewu
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