Uruko Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Uruko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Uruko (13) may also be a first name.
Uruko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uruko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uruko is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uruko? popularity and diffusion
The last name Uruko is the 5,391,485th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Uruko occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 69 percent of Uruko reside; 69 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 69 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name internationally, borne by 13 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Uruko is most frequent in: Southern Highlands, where 89 percent reside and Morobe, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huruko | 91 | 154 | / |
| Urukoi | 91 | 17 | / |
| Urusko | 91 | 9 | / |
| Urukod | 91 | 3 | / |
| Urauko | 91 | 1 | / |
| Utrutko | 83 | 21 | / |
| Urukhot | 83 | 4 | / |
| Uroko | 80 | 3,523 | / |
| Oruko | 80 | 2,948 | / |
| Uruka | 80 | 39 | / |
| Uriko | 80 | 15 | / |
| Iruko | 80 | 5 | / |
| Uruco | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gourouko | 77 | 48 | / |
| Ouroukou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Guruka | 73 | 153 | / |
| Huruka | 73 | 134 | / |
| Ouroko | 73 | 29 | / |
| Urokoh | 73 | 20 | / |
| Hiruko | 73 | 19 | / |
| Orouko | 73 | 11 | / |
| Uricko | 73 | 10 | / |
| Uruska | 73 | 9 | / |
| Oruiko | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oruuko | 73 | 4 | / |
| Irouko | 73 | 3 | / |
| Urukad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Huriko | 73 | 3 | / |
| Orukoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Euruka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Euriko | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orukoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urusco | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orukoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auruka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urhoko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horuko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irukoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouroukou | 71 | 13 | / |
| Gouroukoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Horuiko | 67 | 21 | / |
| Urushka | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gurukha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aurikko | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gurukah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oroukou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Horujko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ourokoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hurukat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uruchka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Euriquo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Horauko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourouka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourikou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oruikoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hirukoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hurruka | 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 Uruko
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