Urua Surname
Approximately 1,314 people bear this surname
Urua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,062 | 1:166,801 | 10,388 |
| Papua New Guinea | 127 | 1:64,202 | 8,352 |
| Philippines | 112 | 1:903,913 | 81,715 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urzua | 89 | 20,956 | / |
| Gurua | 89 | 124 | / |
| Hurua | 89 | 104 | / |
| Aurua | 89 | 29 | / |
| Uruea | 89 | 6 | / |
| Urrua | 89 | 5 | / |
| Uruas | 89 | 2 | / |
| Usrua | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uruay | 89 | 1 | / |
| Haurua | 80 | 92 | / |
| Huirua | 80 | 28 | / |
| Gaurua | 80 | 19 | / |
| Urueða | 80 | 7 | / |
| Hurhua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Guruah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aurrua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hurzua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Huruea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Huerua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Urrzua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hurrua | 80 | 0 | / |
| Irua | 75 | 1,664 | / |
| Urba | 75 | 1,466 | / |
| Orua | 75 | 799 | / |
| Urva | 75 | 275 | / |
| Uruo | 75 | 57 | / |
| Urwa | 75 | 39 | / |
| Ourba | 67 | 2,589 | / |
| Urbay | 67 | 1,620 | / |
| Orzua | 67 | 903 | / |
| Hurba | 67 | 883 | / |
| Orwua | 67 | 309 | / |
| Gurva | 67 | 138 | / |
| Horua | 67 | 109 | / |
| Urvas | 67 | 70 | / |
| Urwah | 67 | 64 | / |
| Urbea | 67 | 59 | / |
| Orhua | 67 | 53 | / |
| Urvay | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ourwa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Urvat | 67 | 34 | / |
| Urvoa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jirua | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hirua | 67 | 24 | / |
| Urbai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Urbaj | 67 | 10 | / |
| Urwau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aurva | 67 | 8 | / |
| Urbha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hurwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Urwad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hurva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Urzva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uurba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guruo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oorua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aurwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Urvea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Irrua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orrua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Urvad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huerhuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iruaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oruaa | 67 | 1 | / |
Urua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Urua in the Hindi language | ||
| ऊरूा | urua | 50 |
| उरुा | urua | 25 |
| उरुआ | uru'a | 25 |
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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 Urua
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