Uruh Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uruh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uruh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Uruh (43) may also be a first name.

Uruh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uruh is found most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Uruh.

How Common Is The Last Name Uruh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Uruh are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uruh is also the 1,545,828th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 43 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 31 percent live, Edo, where 26 percent live and Rivers, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Uruh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Uruh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uruch89175/
Urush895/
Uhruh894/
Urruh892/
Huruh891/
Uru862,491/
Hurush80392/
Urruth80143/
Ourouh8012/
Guruhh8011/
Aurush808/
Urauph806/
Huruph804/
Auruch802/
Uruuth801/
Guru7549,166/
Ouru755,306/
Uruç753,978/
Urru752,100/
Urau752,062/
Huru751,588/
Urus75958/
Urgu75499/
Urup75437/
Auru75328/
Uruz75294/
Urui75256/
Uruj75227/
Urut75217/
Iruh75154/
Uiru75101/
Uuru7535/
Uruu7532/
Urou7528/
Urud7523/
Euru7518/
Utru757/
Urzu756/
Usru754/
Urhu754/
Ueru753/
Ujru753/
Ureu753/
Uruy753/
Urux751/
Huroush7354/
Outrouh732/
Eurruth731/
Hurruth731/
Hurrush730/
Gurau676,914/
Ohuru673,009/
Gauru672,437/
Gurgu672,352/
Gouru671,251/
Ourou671,142/
Auruj67486/
Gurru67423/
Utrup67325/
Hauru67320/
Hurup67155/
Aurus67113/
Urhut67106/
Aurut6768/
Uraut6767/
Ahuru6761/
Hureu6761/
Huruz6752/
Hurou6748/
Uyrus6736/
Autru6727/
Aurup6722/
Hurus6721/
Huruy6715/
Aurud6715/
Hurhu6715/
Gurui6714/
Hurut6713/
Uhrus6713/
Hurui6712/
Hurzu6712/
Utrou6711/
Uroud6711/
Hurau6711/
Gurou679/
Huiru679/
Heuru679/
Guruj677/
Husru676/
Hurud676/
Huruj676/
Houru675/
Orouh674/
Ourrouch674/
Guruy673/
Utruu673/
Aureu673/
Oruuh673/
Uhrup673/
Gurhu672/
Gujru672/
Ouroutch672/
Ourau672/
Șutru672/
Urouz672/
Ausru672/
Huuru672/
Ourhouch672/
Irouh672/
Ouruj671/
Hurru671/
Euruy671/
Đurđu671/
Urout671/
Urrau671/
Uyruy671/
Urahu671/
Orzuh671/
Urreu671/
Iruih671/
Orhuh671/
Ouhru671/
Ourru671/
Uruis671/
Urruj671/
Urruz671/
Uraus671/
Uyruş671/
Eurus671/
Iruhh671/
Aurou671/
Urrus671/
Jiruh671/
Uruss670/
Urrup670/

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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 Uruh
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