Uruna Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Uruna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Bolivia | 10 | 1:1,061,643 | 4,908 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Uruña (369) are calculated separately.
Uruna (253) may also be a first name.
Uruna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uruna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uruna (Hindi: उरूणा, Marathi: उरुना, Oriya: ଉରୁଣା) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Uruña. Click here for other potential spellings of Uruna.
How Common Is The Last Name Uruna? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,555,468th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Uruna live; 63 percent live in South America and 40 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 560,146th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 253 people.
The last name Uruna is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 9,307,580. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 78 percent live, Mato Grosso, where 13 percent live and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 4 percent live. Not including Brazil it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Bolivia, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Uruna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uruna in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉରୁଣା | uruna | - |
| Uruna in the Hindi language | ||
| उरूणा | uruna | 55.56 |
| उरुणा | uruna | 22.22 |
| उरूना | uruna | 22.22 |
| Uruna in the Marathi language | ||
| उरुना | uruna | 45.45 |
| उरुणा | uruna | 18.18 |
| अरूण | aruna | 9.09 |
| उरूणा | uruna | 9.09 |
| अरुणा | aruna | 9.09 |
| अुरुणा | auruna | 9.09 |
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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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- 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 Uruna
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