Wurus Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Wurus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Wurus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wurus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wurus is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wurus? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,136,387th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wurus are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Wurus is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria Wurus is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 96 percent live, Lagos, where 3 percent live and Bayelsa, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Wurus occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waurus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wurzuis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Burus | 80 | 649 | / |
| Vurus | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wirus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wautrous | 77 | 0 | / |
| Burrus | 73 | 6,263 | / |
| Wierus | 73 | 365 | / |
| Bourus | 73 | 53 | / |
| Buraus | 73 | 42 | / |
| Burhus | 73 | 26 | / |
| Baurus | 73 | 19 | / |
| Buruss | 73 | 10 | / |
| Burush | 73 | 7 | / |
| Vurust | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wurosh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wiræus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Burous | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buruis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Worusz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouros | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vurrus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buyrus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Worhus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wirush | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bureus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Burruss | 67 | 2,630 | / |
| Burrous | 67 | 786 | / |
| Bourous | 67 | 458 | / |
| Burrhus | 67 | 94 | / |
| Bourrus | 67 | 70 | / |
| Bourush | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baureus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouruis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouraus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burhaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burouss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vourhus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Burraus | 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
- 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 Wurus
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