Urua Surname

291,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,314 people bear this surname

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

Urua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0621:166,80110,388
Papua New Guinea1271:64,2028,352
Philippines1121:903,91381,715
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Urua (208) may also be a first name.

Urua Last Name Facts

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

Urua (Hindi: ऊरूा) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Urua? popularity and diffusion

Urua is the 291,225th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,546,078 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Urua live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 627,410th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 208 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,062 people, or 1 in 166,801. In Nigeria Urua is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 79 percent reside, Cross River, where 8 percent reside and Rivers, where 4 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Urua exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside and The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urzua8920,956/
Gurua89124/
Hurua89104/
Aurua8929/
Uruea896/
Urrua895/
Uruas892/
Usrua891/
Uruay891/
Haurua8092/
Huirua8028/
Gaurua8019/
Urueða807/
Hurhua802/
Guruah801/
Aurrua801/
Hurzua801/
Huruea801/
Huerua801/
Urrzua801/
Hurrua800/
Irua751,664/
Urba751,466/
Orua75799/
Urva75275/
Uruo7557/
Urwa7539/
Ourba672,589/
Urbay671,620/
Orzua67903/
Hurba67883/
Orwua67309/
Gurva67138/
Horua67109/
Urvas6770/
Urwah6764/
Urbea6759/
Orhua6753/
Urvay6748/
Ourwa6739/
Urvat6734/
Urvoa6728/
Jirua6727/
Hirua6724/
Urbai6711/
Urbaj6710/
Urwau678/
Aurva678/
Urbha677/
Hurwa675/
Urwad675/
Hurva674/
Urzva674/
Uurba673/
Guruo673/
Oorua673/
Aurwa672/
Urvea672/
Irrua672/
Orrua672/
Urvad671/
Urway671/
Urwou671/
Urbau671/
Huerhuay671/
Iruaa671/
Oruaa671/

Urua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urua in the Hindi language
ऊरूाurua50
उरुाurua25
उरुआuru'a25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Urua
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