Uruah Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Uruah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Uruah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uruah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uruah is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Uruah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,628,521st most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Uruah reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria Uruah is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 74 percent are found, Cross River, where 13 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Uruah exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Utrujjah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gurrouah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ouroua | 73 | 889 | / |
| Auraua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uruhia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huruha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouroua | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ourouho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gurujha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guruyya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urrugia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urruyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urrujia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehouroua | 62 | 2 | / |
| Gourouho | 62 | 2 | / |
| Hourouai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Oroua | 60 | 76 | / |
| Iraua | 60 | 17 | / |
| Iruha | 60 | 8 | / |
| Urzùa | 60 | 2 | / |
| Urzuá | 60 | 1 | / |
| Oraua | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ourouo | 55 | 58 | / |
| Horoua | 55 | 6 | / |
| Hiroua | 55 | 3 | / |
| Orujja | 55 | 2 | / |
| Oruiya | 55 | 1 | / |
| Irujja | 55 | 1 | / |
| Oruhou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Gurguță | 50 | 7 | / |
| Urouijo | 50 | 4 | / |
| Iruha'a | 50 | 1 | / |
| Hiruiya | 50 | 1 | / |
| Uruuijo | 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 Uruah
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