Wura Surname
Approximately 383 people bear this surname
Wura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 168 | 1:1,054,421 | 44,098 |
| Papua New Guinea | 144 | 1:56,623 | 7,213 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Wura (1,374) may also be a first name.
Wura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wura is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wura? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 749,861st most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Wura are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 211,290th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,374 people.
The surname Wura is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 1,054,421. In Nigeria Wura is most prevalent in: Benue, where 43 percent live, Borno, where 9 percent live and Nasarawa, where 6 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waura | 89 | 563 | / |
| Woura | 89 | 236 | / |
| Wurah | 89 | 23 | / |
| Wurha | 89 | 17 | / |
| Wurai | 89 | 13 | / |
| Wujra | 89 | 9 | / |
| Wurau | 89 | 6 | / |
| Wuhra | 89 | 5 | / |
| Weura | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wuera | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wusra | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wuira | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wuras | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wahura | 80 | 163 | / |
| Wourai | 80 | 56 | / |
| Wouhra | 80 | 51 | / |
| Wouraï | 80 | 19 | / |
| Wurach | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wourza | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wourap | 80 | 7 | / |
| Weurah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Weurra | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wourra | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wuraha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Waurai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wourah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waurap | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wuirga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wurrad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whurah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wutrat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wurray | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bura | 75 | 58,368 | / |
| Wira | 75 | 5,844 | / |
| Wora | 75 | 3,946 | / |
| Vura | 75 | 1,907 | / |
| Wuri | 75 | 1,409 | / |
| Wuro | 75 | 199 | / |
| Wure | 75 | 113 | / |
| Wury | 75 | 10 | / |
| Waurath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wauraya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wourraï | 73 | 1 | / |
| Burra | 67 | 35,119 | / |
| Beura | 67 | 18,533 | / |
| Wurie | 67 | 17,325 | / |
| Boura | 67 | 8,620 | / |
| Burai | 67 | 4,080 | / |
| Baura | 67 | 2,559 | / |
| Burau | 67 | 2,363 | / |
| Buray | 67 | 1,702 | / |
| Buira | 67 | 504 | / |
| Wouro | 67 | 501 | / |
| Burea | 67 | 448 | / |
| Wiera | 67 | 431 | / |
| Buraj | 67 | 355 | / |
| Burha | 67 | 242 | / |
| Wauri | 67 | 218 | / |
| Wureh | 67 | 163 | / |
| Voura | 67 | 154 | / |
| Woure | 67 | 144 | / |
| Waure | 67 | 142 | / |
| Wouri | 67 | 142 | / |
| Vaura | 67 | 134 | / |
| Vhura | 67 | 110 | / |
| Vurat | 67 | 106 | / |
| Wirai | 67 | 89 | / |
| Wauro | 67 | 83 | / |
| Worra | 67 | 78 | / |
| Wurry | 67 | 71 | / |
| Wirah | 67 | 54 | / |
| Vuray | 67 | 52 | / |
| Vurai | 67 | 45 | / |
| Veura | 67 | 44 | / |
| Wirau | 67 | 37 | / |
| Buraa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hwira | 67 | 32 | / |
| Buraľ | 67 | 30 | / |
| Worai | 67 | 29 | / |
| Waury | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vuraa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Whora | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vuura | 67 | 26 | / |
| Vuira | 67 | 25 | / |
| Worha | 67 | 22 | / |
| Vurau | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vurra | 67 | 20 | / |
| Vutra | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wuroh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vuera | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vusra | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wurui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Worau | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vurea | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wurho | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wirra | 67 | 8 | / |
| Woury | 67 | 8 | / |
| Worea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vurha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wurou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Woora | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weuro | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wuiri | 67 | 5 | / |
| Woroa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wwora | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woray | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vuras | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weury | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vurga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wuire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vurad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buyra | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuroi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wutry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Worza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuree | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weuri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waurá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhora | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuhra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wourahai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wurer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wurzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wutro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wirea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buraň | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buraș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuuri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vurza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuriz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whure | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whury | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuret | 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
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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 Wura
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