Uriama Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Uriama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uriama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Uriama (6) may also be a first name.

Uriama Last Name Facts

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

Uriama is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uriama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Uriama is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Uriama live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 6 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Uriama is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 50 percent reside and Edo, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Uriama exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent reside and Venezuela, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guriama921/
Gauriama8682/
Gouriama864/
Iriama835,444/
Oriama83632/
Uriame8312/
Uryama831/
Ureama831/
Uriami831/
Gauriamma8028/
Gouriamma807/
Irihama77116/
Orjiama7710/
Iriamma779/
Ourjama771/
Hiriama771/
Uiriamo771/
Oriamah771/
Iriamaa771/
Horihama716/
Guryamma713/
Gouryama711/
Orioma67198/
Iriamo6791/
Iryama6777/
Oryama6726/
Irioma678/
Gouryamma675/
Oriame673/
Oriamo672/
Oriami671/

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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 Uriama
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