Uromu Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Uromu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Uromu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uromu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uromu is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uromu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Uromu is the 3,323,005th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Uromu reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Uromu is primarily found in: Edo, where 75 percent are found, Abia, where 17 percent are found and Delta, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uroemu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Urumu | 80 | 310 | / |
| Uramu | 80 | 160 | / |
| Uremu | 80 | 138 | / |
| Oromu | 80 | 90 | / |
| Iromu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ouroumou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gurumu | 73 | 121 | / |
| Hurumu | 73 | 42 | / |
| Guramu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Uremuu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Uramau | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ourumu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hiromu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Urumuy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Urammu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orhomu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oromou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiromu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouroumou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gurramu | 67 | 262 | / |
| Iromouh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Huramuj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ouramou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hauramu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Urummau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouramu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurammu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurumui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouramou | 62 | 11 | / |
| Eurasmus | 62 | 1 | / |
| Iramu | 60 | 264 | / |
| Iremu | 60 | 198 | / |
| Oramu | 60 | 131 | / |
| Orumu | 60 | 83 | / |
| Horamu | 55 | 263 | / |
| Irhemu | 55 | 31 | / |
| Jiramu | 55 | 22 | / |
| Hiramu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Ireumu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Orumeu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Oruumu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Hiramui | 50 | 1 | / |
| Horamui | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Uromu
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