Yaura Surname

509,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 642 people bear this surname

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

Yaura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2341:34,8454,120
Japan2231:573,29315,516
Kenya751:615,73228,396
India431:17,838,730274,051
Niger381:505,05313,208
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Yaura (174) may also be a first name.

Yaura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yaura (Oriya: ଯାଉରା) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaura? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 509,669th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,351,318 people. The surname Yaura occurs mostly in Asia, where 41 percent of Yaura are found; 36 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 36 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 692,220th most common first name at a global level, held by 174 people.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 234 people, or 1 in 34,845. In Papua New Guinea Yaura is most prevalent in: Northern, where 66 percent are found, East Sepik, where 30 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 2 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea Yaura exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 35 percent are found and Kenya, where 12 percent are found.

Yaura Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaoura91149/
Yaurai9126/
Yahoura8328/
Yagiura833/
Yahurra832/
Yahuera831/
Yauri8018,052/
Youra804,854/
Yaure80586/
Yauro80153/
Yaury80150/
Iaura8044/
Yaora8018/
Yousra732,395/
Yauris73914/
Yaoure73254/
Yaouri73185/
Yaures73117/
Yourai7392/
Yourga7323/
Yourah7320/
Youray7315/
Yausri7315/
Youraj7313/
Jaoura7312/
Yauriz737/
Yaoury735/
Yourra735/
Jyauri733/
Jaňura733/
Youras733/
Yahuro732/
Youera732/
Yaurer731/
Jauura731/
Yaurez731/
Yaouro731/
Hyoura731/
Yaurep731/
Yoiura731/
Yourza731/
Yooura731/
Iaurra731/
Yauhri731/
Youraz731/
Yourau730/
Yauree730/
Ayiahoura711/
Jahoura67359/
Yahouri67158/
Yautris6731/
Yahorau679/
Yaourou678/
Jaourat673/
Jaaoura672/
Yahoure672/
Yousrah672/
Yourash671/
Youraid671/
Jaijura671/
Jahurad671/

Yaura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaura in the Oriya language
ଯାଉରାya'ura-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yaura
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