Achuru Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Achuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
India81:95,883,173728,828
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Achuru (10) may also be a first name.

Achuru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Achuru is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Achuru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Achuru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Achuru live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Achuru is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name on earth, held by 10 people.

The surname Achuru is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda Achuru is most common in: Kayunga District, where 38 percent are found, Bugiri District, where 13 percent are found and Buyende District, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gachuru921,236/
Atchuru9215/
Achurut9212/
Achueru923/
Achurus921/
Achouru921/
Auchuru921/
Acuru9150/
Gaichuru866/
Achourou864/
Gachuuru861/
Achuirou861/
Gatchuru861/
Echuru83206/
Achoru83189/
Ochuru83168/
Ashuru83161/
Achiru8379/
Aucuru833/
Akhuru832/
Atchourou801/
Atchaurou801/
Hachuirou801/
Ochurus77399/
Ahuzuru7710/
Gaciuru774/
Hashuru773/
Achieru773/
Ashurou771/
Aashuru771/
Ahajuru771/
Echurui771/
Ashuuru771/
Ashauru771/
Ashuiru771/
Asuru733,532/
Ajuru731,602/
Azuru73259/
Acoru7382/
Ocuru7344/
Hechhuru711/
Hosuru67522/
Aizuru67340/
Ochiru67127/
Echiru67103/
Asauru6779/
Ausuru6777/
Osauru6721/
Aisuru6716/
Asurud6710/
Oshuru679/
Gasuru677/
Okhuru677/
Ochoru676/
Aguuru674/
Asurut674/
Hasuru673/
Azauru672/
Hajuru672/
Asuuru672/
Azureu671/
Ohjuru671/
Hazuru671/
Azurau671/
Ajuuru671/
Assuru671/
Aicoru671/
Ajauru671/
Asiuru671/
Azouru671/
Asuiru671/
Asurus670/

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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 Achuru
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