Boruru Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kiribati

Boruru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boruru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Kiribati11:113,4071,341
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Boruru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boruru is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boruru? popularity and diffusion

Boruru is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Boruru live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 57 percent are found, Kisii County, where 14 percent are found and Migori County, where 14 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and Kiribati, where 9 percent are found.

Boruru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borourou861/
Bururu83134/
Bororu8351/
Baruru8342/
Woruru831/
Boururous801/
Bhururu7714/
Burguru776/
Baruuru775/
Barguru773/
Basruru771/
Baruruu771/
Bururru771/
Bouhrourou759/
Bourorou711/
Barourou711/
Borșieru711/
Bourourou672,233/
Waruru671,268/
Vururu6712/
Varuru677/
Bororó673/
Baroru672/
Buroru671/
Bourrourou6353/
Bourourous634/
Waruiru622,355/
Vhururu6242/
Buruuru6236/
Mpururu6210/
Barooru626/
Varuuru621/
Bariru5010/
Waroru501/

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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 Boruru
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