Avuru Surname

342,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Avuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4891:79,8358,563
India3211:2,389,61277,416
Nigeria1971:899,20239,032
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Avuru (104) may also be a first name.

Avuru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Avuru is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avuru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 342,798th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,810,791 people. The surname Avuru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Avuru live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 925,156th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 104 people.

It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 489 people, or 1 in 79,835. In Uganda Avuru is mostly found in: Arua District, where 88 percent live, Maracha District, where 4 percent live and Masindi District, where 2 percent live. Other than Uganda Avuru occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavuru9118/
Havuru9115/
Aavuru918/
Eavuru914/
Auvuru911/
Aevuru911/
Haivuru83149/
Gaivuru833/
Aburu806,455/
Awuru804,593/
Ovuru803,320/
Evuru80258/
Aviru8021/
Gavourou772/
Govuru73221/
Aburus7369/
Ampuru7354/
Gaburu7347/
Abhuru7343/
Eevuru7339/
Haburu7327/
Awhuru7321/
Aburhu7310/
Anpuru738/
Aaburu736/
Abuuru736/
Owauru735/
Aburui735/
Avuroo734/
Aiburu733/
Abguru733/
Ajburu732/
Abauru732/
Awurui731/
Oovuru731/
Ovuuru731/
Ovauru731/
Aburut731/
Auburu731/
Aburuz731/
Oveuru731/
Awauru731/
Aweuru731/
Auwuru731/
Haiburu677,282/
Abourou67439/
Gaburgu6741/
Ainpuru6715/
Aburuhe6714/
Aburous677/
Aunpuru675/
Ahawuru674/
Hauburu673/
Aaiburu673/
Gouvuru673/
Hayburu671/
Aibhuru671/
Hawauru671/
Gaiburu671/
Hampuru671/
Ajburui671/
Ampurui671/
Awourou671/

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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
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  • 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 Avuru
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