Urwa Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Urwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India201:38,353,269431,471
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Urwa (404) may also be a first name.

Urwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Urwa (Hindi: उर्वा) is most common in India. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Urwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Urwa is the 3,141,416th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Urwa are found; 54 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 429,175th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 404 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 38,353,269. In India it is most frequent in: Bihar, where 80 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 15 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 41 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urwah8964/
Ourwa8939/
Urwau898/
Hurwa895/
Urwad895/
Aurwa892/
Urway891/
Gurwah8024/
Hurwaa804/
Gurway803/
Hurwat803/
Hurway801/
Usrwat801/
Eurwea801/
Orwa7510,549/
Urba751,466/
Urua751,314/
Irwa75360/
Urva75275/
Urwo7561/
Urwe751/
Hourwai738/
Gourway733/
Urzua6720,956/
Hirwa6718,788/
Ourba672,589/
Urbay671,620/
Hurba67883/
Orwua67309/
Gurva67138/
Gurua67124/
Hurua67104/
Urvas6770/
Urbea6759/
Urvay6748/
Irwau6739/
Urvat6734/
Aurua6729/
Urvoa6728/
Jirwa6728/
Urwer6719/
Irwaa6718/
Orway6714/
Orwaa6712/
Urbai6711/
Orwau6711/
Urbaj6710/
Aurva678/
Urbha677/
Uruea676/
Horwa676/
Urrua675/
Orwwa675/
Hurva674/
Urzva674/
Uurba673/
Orwai672/
Irwah672/
Urvea672/
Uruas672/
Urwis671/
Urvad671/
Urwet671/
Urbau671/
Usrua671/
Ourwo671/
Uruay671/
Uhrwo671/
Ierwa671/
Urwou671/
Hurwi671/
Irway671/

Urwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urwa in the Hindi language
उर्वाurva-

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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 Urwa
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