Uruka Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Uruka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Uruka (216) may also be a first name.
Uruka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uruka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uruka (Oriya: ଉରୁକା, Russian: Урука) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Uruka.
How Common Is The Last Name Uruka? popularity and diffusion
Uruka is the 3,141,416th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Uruka occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 77 percent of Uruka live; 77 percent live in Oceania Islands and 77 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 614,549th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 216 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 326,149. In Papua New Guinea Uruka is most frequent in: Gulf, where 52 percent live, National Capital District, where 32 percent live and Chimbu, where 12 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Uruka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uruka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉରୁକା | uruka | - |
| Uruka in the Russian language | ||
| Урука | uruka | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Uruka
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