Urwau Surname
6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Urwau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urwa | 89 | 39 | / |
| Urwu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Urwah | 80 | 64 | / |
| Irwau | 80 | 39 | / |
| Ourwa | 80 | 39 | / |
| Orwau | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hurwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Urwad | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gurwu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aurwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Urwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Urway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aurwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Urbau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gurwah | 73 | 24 | / |
| Irwayu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hurwaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Urwiya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gurway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hurwat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Urwayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hurway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uirewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Usrwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urvauz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eurwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orwa | 67 | 10,549 | / |
| Urba | 67 | 1,466 | / |
| Urua | 67 | 1,314 | / |
| Irwa | 67 | 360 | / |
| Urva | 67 | 275 | / |
| Orwu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Urbu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hourwai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Irwahyu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Urvu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gourway | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Urwau
- 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