Awuru Surname
Approximately 4,593 people bear this surname
Awuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,109 | 1:56,977 | 4,288 |
| Uganda | 1,476 | 1:26,449 | 3,714 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
Awuru occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awuru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awuru is the 102,550th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,586,664 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awuru reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awuru is also the 433,463rd most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 397 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,109 people, or 1 in 56,977. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 39 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 30 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 32 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awhuru | 91 | 21 | / |
| Awurui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awauru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aweuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Auwuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ahawuru | 83 | 4 | / |
| Awourou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hawauru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aburu | 80 | 6,455 | / |
| Owuru | 80 | 1,865 | / |
| Avuru | 80 | 1,070 | / |
| Ewuru | 80 | 632 | / |
| Awiru | 80 | 142 | / |
| Aworu | 80 | 126 | / |
| Gawourou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abhuru | 73 | 43 | / |
| Haburu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Haworu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Owhuru | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gavuru | 73 | 18 | / |
| Havuru | 73 | 15 | / |
| Aburhu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Aavuru | 73 | 8 | / |
| Abuuru | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aaburu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Owauru | 73 | 5 | / |
| Owuuru | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aburui | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hawiru | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eavuru | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aiburu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ewwuru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abauru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ajburu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uowuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewuruh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auburu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovauru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuruj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owwuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owurau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auvuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aevuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awooru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haiburu | 67 | 7,282 | / |
| Abourou | 67 | 439 | / |
| Haivuru | 67 | 149 | / |
| Aaiburu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hauburu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaivuru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hayburu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aibhuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewourou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajburui | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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