Alaru Surname
Approximately 2,533 people bear this surname
Alaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,824 | 1:21,403 | 3,136 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Nigeria | 310 | 1:571,428 | 27,680 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Alaru (520) may also be a first name.
Alaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alaru (Hindi: अलारू, Marathi: आलारू, Oriya: ଅଲାରୁ) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alaru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 170,217th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,877,041 people. Alaru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Alaru reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 370,386th most frequent first name globally It is held by 520 people.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,824 people, or 1 in 21,403. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Yumbe District, where 41 percent are found, Moyo District, where 19 percent are found and Adjumani District, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alaru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alaru in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଲାରୁ | alaru | - |
| Alaru in the Hindi language | ||
| अलारू | alaru | 66.67 |
| अलरू | alaru | 33.33 |
| Alaru in the Marathi language | ||
| आलारू | alaru | 53.33 |
| आलरु | alaru | 26.67 |
| अलरु | alaru | 6.67 |
| एलारु | elaru | 6.67 |
| अलारु | alaru | 6.67 |
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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 Alaru
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