Wurwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Wurwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Würwa (1) are calculated separately.
Wurwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wurwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wurwa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Würwa. Click here for further possible spellings of Wurwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Wurwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wurwa is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wurwa are found; 33 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Wurwa is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Würwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wurwas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wuerwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wourwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Whurway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Worwa | 80 | 735 | / |
| Wirwa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Wurua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vourwa | 73 | 67 | / |
| Worwah | 73 | 34 | / |
| Worway | 73 | 33 | / |
| Uhirwa | 73 | 30 | / |
| Burway | 73 | 26 | / |
| Wirrwa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Baurwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Waurua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wirwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bourwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Worhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buurwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whorway | 67 | 73 | / |
| Bourwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wurwich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wourbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bourway | 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 Wurwa
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