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
The surname Bamuru is found most in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamuru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,017,195th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bamuru live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 952,178. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 88 percent reside, Adjumani District, where 5 percent reside and Arua District, where 5 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Ghana, where 2 percent reside.
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
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