Uruwan Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Uruwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Uruwan (38) may also be a first name.
Uruwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uruwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uruwan is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Uruwan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Uruwan are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,662,754th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 38 people.
It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Morobe, where 100 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 41 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huruwan | 92 | 2 | / |
| Uruwatin | 86 | 2 | / |
| Uruwaine | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uruban | 83 | 19 | / |
| Iruwan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Uriwan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guruvan | 77 | 37 | / |
| Huruban | 77 | 36 | / |
| Irauwan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Urauvan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Irruwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orauwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Auriwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hiruwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hurubean | 71 | 104 | / |
| Huruwaim | 71 | 3 | / |
| Uruvatin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Orowan | 67 | 33 | / |
| Iriwan | 67 | 32 | / |
| Urivan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iruvan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hourouvang | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hurubán | 62 | 21 | / |
| Irivan | 50 | 83 | / |
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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 Uruwan
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