Urwah Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Urwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Urwah (813) may also be a first name.
Urwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Urwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Urwah is found most in Indonesia. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Urwah.
How Common Is The Last Name Urwah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,394,033rd most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname Urwah occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Urwah live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Urwah is also the 286,673rd most widespread first name internationally, held by 813 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 2,168,020. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: North Kalimantan, where 66 percent reside, West Nusa Tenggara, where 23 percent reside and Banten, where 8 percent reside. Not including Indonesia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 2 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurwah | 91 | 24 | / |
| Urwa | 89 | 39 | / |
| Ourwa | 80 | 39 | / |
| Urwau | 80 | 8 | / |
| Hurwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Urwad | 80 | 5 | / |
| Aurwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Irwah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Urway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Urvach | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hurwaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ourbah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gurway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Urwoth | 73 | 3 | / |
| Urvash | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hurwat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Usrwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urbaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guruah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hurway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eurwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orwa | 67 | 10,549 | / |
| Urba | 67 | 1,466 | / |
| Urua | 67 | 1,314 | / |
| Irwa | 67 | 360 | / |
| Urva | 67 | 275 | / |
| Urwo | 67 | 61 | / |
| Hourwai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Urvaish | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gourway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aurvach | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Urwah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis