Awuru Surname

102,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Awuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,1091:56,9774,288
Uganda1,4761:26,4493,714
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Awuru (397) may also be a first name.

Awuru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awuru has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awuru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 102,550th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,586,664 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awuru are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 433,463rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 397 people.

The surname Awuru is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,109 people, or 1 in 56,977. In Nigeria Awuru is most common in: Benue, where 39 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 30 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 32 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awhuru9121/
Awurui911/
Awauru911/
Aweuru911/
Auwuru911/
Ahawuru834/
Awourou831/
Hawauru831/
Aburu806,455/
Owuru801,865/
Avuru801,070/
Ewuru80632/
Awiru80142/
Aworu80126/
Gawourou771/
Abhuru7343/
Haburu7327/
Haworu7327/
Owhuru7324/
Gavuru7318/
Havuru7315/
Aburhu7310/
Aavuru738/
Abuuru736/
Aaburu736/
Owauru735/
Owuuru735/
Aburui735/
Hawiru734/
Eavuru734/
Aiburu733/
Ewwuru732/
Abauru732/
Ajburu732/
Uowuru731/
Ewuruh731/
Auburu731/
Ovauru731/
Owuruj731/
Owwuru731/
Owurau731/
Auvuru731/
Aevuru731/
Awooru731/
Haiburu677,282/
Abourou67439/
Haivuru67149/
Aaiburu673/
Hauburu673/
Gaivuru673/
Hayburu671/
Aibhuru671/
Ewourou671/
Ajburui671/

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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 Awuru
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