Wuria Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Wuria Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Wuria (70) may also be a first name.
Wuria Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wuria Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wuria occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wuria click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wuria? popularity and diffusion
Wuria is the 2,661,929th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Wuria occurs mostly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Wuria reside; 62 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 62 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,162,016th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 70 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea Wuria is most frequent in: Western, where 85 percent live and National Capital District, where 15 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wauria | 91 | 29 | / |
| Wouria | 91 | 19 | / |
| Wurzia | 91 | 8 | / |
| Buria | 80 | 1,562 | / |
| Wiria | 80 | 612 | / |
| Woria | 80 | 319 | / |
| Vuria | 80 | 154 | / |
| Wurya | 80 | 20 | / |
| Woureija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whurriah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beuria | 73 | 1,852 | / |
| Bouria | 73 | 979 | / |
| Waurio | 73 | 75 | / |
| Bauria | 73 | 71 | / |
| Burria | 73 | 66 | / |
| Wirija | 73 | 65 | / |
| Wirria | 73 | 55 | / |
| Burija | 73 | 33 | / |
| Buiria | 73 | 21 | / |
| Vauria | 73 | 16 | / |
| Vuriah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Burjia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buriha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wiriha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buriay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Worria | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vouria | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wourio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buriea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wiriah | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bouriah | 67 | 4,618 | / |
| Bouhria | 67 | 415 | / |
| Bouriha | 67 | 113 | / |
| Burjiah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wuryast | 67 | 13 | / |
| Woraiya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bourija | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bourjia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bourhia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Burđija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vourgia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuraiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouriea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wuria
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