Uruge Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Uruge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uruge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Uruge (19) may also be a first name.

Uruge Last Name Facts

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

Uruge is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Uruge click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uruge? popularity and diffusion

Uruge is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Uruge live; 88 percent live in Oceania Islands and 88 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Uruge is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 19 people.

The last name Uruge is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 86 percent are found and Morobe, where 14 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Uruge exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guruge9119,875/
Huruge9110/
Urouge911/
Urunge911/
Urungge834/
Hguruge831/
Uruga80560/
Oruge80125/
Uruse809/
Urige806/
Iruge803/
Urugi802/
Uruje802/
Uruze801/
Hourouge772/
Gourouge771/
Huruse73700/
Auruga73439/
Euruga7320/
Uruche7316/
Aurige7311/
Hurige737/
Hurugi734/
Urungi734/
Urooge732/
Urzuga732/
Euruse731/
Urigie731/
Auruse731/
Urighe731/
Urugai731/
Oruuge731/
Jiruge731/
Urugay731/
Ureugi731/
Urruga731/
Hurunghee7144/
Hurugejje711/
Aurouze67292/
Gurguze6788/
Aurigie6718/
Ourugai6714/
Aurugai675/
Gurukhe674/
Ourouze674/
Gurugai674/
Urruche673/
Ourouga673/
Urunggi672/
Hurrunghee671/
Urugaia671/
Oruhghe671/
Urrugia671/
Orughey671/
Gurugay671/
Hurouse671/

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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 Uruge
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