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 surname Uruakanwa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Uruakanwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uruakanwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Uruakanwa is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Uruakanwa are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name internationally, held by 22 people.
The last name Uruakanwa is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 55 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 25 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 29 percent reside.
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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