Uruva Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Uruva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uruva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Uruva (16) may also be a first name.

Uruva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uruva (Hindi: उरूवा) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uruva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Uruva occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Uruva are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Uruva is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Uruva is mostly found in: Shinyanga Region, where 80 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Uruva is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent are found and India, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huruva91497/
Urueva91194/
Guruva91126/
Uruvat913/
Uruvas911/
Urujva911/
Uruvad911/
Guruvai837/
Hurueva834/
Gurguva831/
Uruba80233/
Uruwa8070/
Uriva8060/
Iruva8017/
Uruvi8012/
Uruvo807/
Uruvy802/
Guruvaya776/
Aureusva775/
Gourouva771/
Huruba73180/
Guruve73149/
Uruwah73137/
Guruba73127/
Huruvi7397/
Euruba7375/
Huruwa7353/
Uroeva7332/
Urubay7326/
Irouva7320/
Urivah7319/
Guruvi7318/
Urubau7318/
Urieva7314/
Uruwat7312/
Urivai739/
Urivay737/
Guruvo733/
Hiruva732/
Urubai732/
Urruba731/
Urhuvi731/
Urusba731/
Uruwad731/
Urouwa731/
Euruve731/
Huruve731/
Ouruba731/
Hurubas67167/
Uruwaya67102/
Ourouwa6732/
Uruçbay6717/
Aurubas6716/
Guruhwa6710/
Horuiva676/
Ourouba675/
Gurubai675/
Hurubaş674/
Uruchua674/
Hurubai674/
Hurihua672/
Hauruvi671/
Gurouba671/

Uruva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uruva in the Hindi language
उरूवाuruva-

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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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  • 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 Uruva
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