Wurah Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wurah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wurah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Wurah (15) may also be a first name.

Wurah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wurah occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Wurah are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wurah is also the 2,900,335th most numerous given name internationally It is held by 15 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Wurah is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 78 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 35 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live.

Wurah Last Name Statistics demography

Wurah earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.79% more than the national average, earning $68,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wurach9112/
Weurah916/
Wuraha914/
Wourah912/
Whurah911/
Wura89383/
Waurath831/
Waura80563/
Woura80236/
Wirah8054/
Wurha8017/
Wuroh8015/
Wurai8013/
Wujra809/
Wurho808/
Wurau806/
Wuhra805/
Wuera803/
Weura803/
Wusra801/
Wuira801/
Wuras801/
Wourahai771/
Bourah73801/
Wahura73163/
Wourai7356/
Wouhra7351/
Wiraha7329/
Wouraï7319/
Buhrah7318/
Wourza7312/
Wierah7312/
Hworah7311/
Wourap737/
Wourra736/
Weurra736/
Vuraha733/
Worhah732/
Waurap732/
Wurosh732/
Waurai732/
Woraha731/
Wuirga731/
Vourah731/
Wutrat731/
Vurgah731/
Wurrad731/
Wurray730/
Bura6758,368/
Wira675,844/
Wora673,946/
Vura671,907/
Wuro67199/
Bouraha67175/
Bourrah67138/
Vuraich679/
Bouraih678/
Bourhah676/
Vurhach673/
Burahay671/
Wourhei671/
Worzrah671/
Wourraï671/

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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 Wurah
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