Bamuru Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Bamuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Bamuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bamuru occurs most in Uganda. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bamuru.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamuru? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. Bamuru is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bamuru are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Bamuru is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 952,178. In Uganda Bamuru is most prevalent in: Yumbe District, where 88 percent are found, Adjumani District, where 5 percent are found and Arua District, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Ghana, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basmuru | 92 | 30 | / |
| Baimuru | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bamourou | 86 | 80 | / |
| Wamuru | 83 | 63 | / |
| Bomuru | 83 | 41 | / |
| Vamuru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bamiru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bamoru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vamguru | 77 | 14 | / |
| Bommuru | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wamuruu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Waimuru | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wamuiru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mpamuru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wamuuru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vaamuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veamuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huamuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bomguru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vamourou | 71 | 22 | / |
| Wamourou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Womuru | 67 | 112 | / |
| Bamorou | 62 | 68 | / |
| Bommoru | 62 | 3 | / |
| Vamuroo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vommuru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Womourou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Uomoru | 50 | 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 Bamuru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis