Wuro Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wuro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wuro (134) may also be a first name.

Wuro Last Name Facts

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

Wuro occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Wuro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,189,614th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Wuro are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wuro is also the 800,975th most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 134 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bauchi, where 28 percent are found, Kano, where 17 percent are found and Gombe, where 14 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Wuro exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 13 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wouro89501/
Wauro8983/
Wuroh8915/
Wurho898/
Wurou896/
Weuro895/
Wutro891/
Wuroi891/
Wourou8068/
Wourro8012/
Woutro8010/
Wurosh802/
Wouros801/
Waurou801/
Buro754,006/
Woro752,397/
Wiro751,479/
Wura75383/
Vuro75166/
Wouroup731/
Worou6733,051/
Bauro672,539/
Bouro671,985/
Burro671,444/
Vurro67721/
Waura67563/
Buroy67249/
Woura67236/
Buroň67135/
Buroi6784/
Burou6779/
Hworo6770/
Wiroi6758/
Vurgo6736/
Vurho6736/
Burho6735/
Veuro6733/
Vauro6731/
Whoro6727/
Vuros6723/
Wurah6723/
Wiroh6717/
Wurha6717/
Hwiro6716/
Worho6711/
Buroo6711/
Buiro6710/
Wujra679/
Vuroo677/
Wirro677/
Woroň677/
Beuro676/
Woroa675/
Wiruo675/
Wuhra675/
Weura673/
Wuera673/
Wiero673/
Wihro673/
Woruo672/
Buroj672/
Wooro672/
Wuras671/
Wusra671/
Waurá671/
Wuira671/
Worzo671/
Wiroy671/
Vuero671/
Wautrous670/
Woroy670/

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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
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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 Wuro
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