Uruakanwa Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Uruakanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
Uruakanwa (22) may also be a first name.
Uruakanwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uruakanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uruakanwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uruakanwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Uruakanwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Uruakanwa reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 22 people.
Uruakanwa is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Uruakanwa is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 55 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 25 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Beside Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruakanwu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Uruakwnwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Urwukanwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Urakana | 88 | 21 | / |
| Urakan | 80 | 9 | / |
| Urukan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Erukana | 75 | 72 | / |
| Urakhan | 75 | 52 | / |
| Erakana | 75 | 45 | / |
| Urakane | 75 | 33 | / |
| Irakana | 75 | 20 | / |
| Uru-Kan | 75 | 15 | / |
| Orukana | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ura-Kan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Arukana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ourakan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Urakani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Urkan | 71 | 1,391 | / |
| Oruakain | 71 | 118 | / |
| Airakana | 71 | 29 | / |
| Urakhani | 71 | 7 | / |
| Erakanna | 71 | 5 | / |
| Arakwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ourakian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Irakanna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arakhana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Urakhann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orakanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oruakani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ourakain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orukanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oura-Kan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Urakhain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yurakhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yarakana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yerukana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arkanawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aurakhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uraikahn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Uragan | 67 | 716 | / |
| Arakan | 67 | 447 | / |
| Orukan | 67 | 301 | / |
| Arukan | 67 | 240 | / |
| Irukan | 67 | 206 | / |
| Irakan | 67 | 86 | / |
| Arkana | 67 | 46 | / |
| Urakin | 67 | 28 | / |
| Orakaanya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Erukan | 67 | 27 | / |
| Erakan | 67 | 20 | / |
| Orakan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Erkana | 67 | 17 | / |
| Uraken | 67 | 17 | / |
| Urukin | 67 | 14 | / |
| Yurkan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Urakyn | 67 | 11 | / |
| Orkana | 67 | 8 | / |
| Urugan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Urkhan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uracan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Urakun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Urkani | 67 | 4 | / |
| Arakwanai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iriakanna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eyarakana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Irkana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Urcana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Urucan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uyar Akan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaerakana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarkanawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oerajkana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourougana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouarakane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourkan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarakanna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uro-Akani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irukanuoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urgana | 67 | 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
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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 Uruakanwa
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