Churu Surname

240,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Churu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Churu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7731:19,9722,972
Kenya6571:70,2896,665
India1291:5,946,243139,967
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Churu (736) may also be a first name.

Churu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Churu (Hindi: चुरू, Marathi: चुरू, Oriya: ଚୂରୁ, Tibetan: ཆུ་རུ།) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Churu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Churu is the 240,523rd most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,382,168 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Churu live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Churu is also the 303,463rd most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 736 people.

This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 773 people, or 1 in 19,972. In Zimbabwe Churu is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent are found, Harare Province, where 18 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 14 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 40 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Churu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Churu surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Churu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.9% less than the national average, earning R 107,184 per year and in United States they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $41,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chutru9189/
Churup9142/
Chauru9123/
Churut9121/
Cheuru9113/
Churus919/
Chouru918/
Chuuru917/
Chguru911/
Churau911/
Churhu911/
Churui911/
Churou911/
Churud911/
Churuu911/
Huru891,588/
Curu89479/
Chourou83318/
Chautru83107/
Churoux8365/
Churrut8351/
Schurau8333/
Schurut8314/
Chutrau8313/
Chourau8312/
Churout839/
Chaurus835/
Chhurup833/
Churhui831/
Churuch831/
Schurus831/
Chiru8013,214/
Hauru80320/
Shuru80195/
Hurup80155/
Cureu80141/
Curau8099/
Khuru8080/
Ciuru8075/
Choru8069/
Curzu8066/
Hureu8061/
Huruz8052/
Hurou8048/
Curuț8035/
Hurus8021/
Huruy8015/
Hurhu8015/
Hurut8013/
Hurui8012/
Hurzu8012/
Hurau8011/
Huiru809/
Heuru809/
Cuiru808/
Husru806/
Hurud806/
Huruj806/
Houru805/
Curru805/
Couru802/
Cauru802/
Huuru802/
Hurru801/
Huruh801/
Cuyru801/
Zhuru801/
Tchourou771,056/
Schutrup7784/
Chourrau7750/
Schourup7742/
Chourreu7740/
Choureux779/
Chauroux778/
Schuraus776/
Chourrut774/
Chauraud772/
Chhuthru771/
Shchurou771/
Chaurrau771/
Chauraux770/
Chaurous770/
Chouroud770/
Ciuruś73697/
Huraux73621/
Courau73530/
Hurush73392/
Ciurus73172/
Huraut73131/
Shurup73101/
Chirui7363/
Shauru7345/
Shouru7340/
Hourou7337/
Shurui7330/
Hurhui7328/
Chirru7326/
Sahuru7319/
Courou7317/
Chiruu7316/
Chorui7315/
Shuruy7313/
Khurui7313/
Haurus7312/
Haurou7312/
Shurut7312/
Haurut7311/
Coureu737/
Currau736/
Shurau736/
Chooru735/
Khuruj735/
Hourui735/
Huirui735/
Khuiru734/
Hahuru734/
Huruph734/
Shuruj734/
Chiruș734/
Choeru734/
Shuhru733/
Haurau733/
Zhurui733/
Zhuyru733/
Curreu732/
Khauru732/
Churoo732/
Tshuru732/
Ciuruș732/
Chiruy732/
Chiruț732/
Schoru732/
Khujru731/
Khurru731/
Caureu731/
Chhoru731/
Heureu731/
Currui731/
Ciurou731/
Chorru731/
Hurust731/
Hourup731/
Hautru731/
Shureu731/
Shuuru731/
Czuruś731/
Ciuruj731/
Ciuruş731/
Caurau731/
Chhiru731/
Khurgu731/
Shuruh731/
Shuruz731/
Hureux730/
Hourud730/
Sheuru730/
Schurhaus71365/
Chourrout71185/
Chourraut7134/
Cheurault711/
Scheurhut710/
Suru677,963/
Juru676,147/
Hurault671,240/
Zuru67800/
Schuurhuis67371/
Horu67230/
Coru67172/
Hurzhui67169/
Khourou67155/
Courrau6777/
Huroush6754/
Heuraux6727/
Shourou6722/
Xuru6719/
Courrou6710/
Sahurau677/
Shahuru676/
Shourup676/
Shurahu675/
Shurhut675/
Ţuru674/
Shuuruy674/
Thsuruh673/
Houreux672/
Hauraux672/
Houroux672/
Shurush672/
Khaurru671/
Hausrud671/
Huggiru671/
Huruitz671/
Hurzhuy671/
Heureuz671/
Ciurreu671/
Hurruth671/
Houroud671/
Curó671/
Schuurhout671/
Shuuruh671/
Ciuruis671/
Hurrush670/
Shurrau670/

Churu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Churu in the Tibetan language
ཆུ་རུ།churu-
Churu in the Hindi language
चुरूcuru50
चुरुcuru50
Churu in the Oriya language
ଚୂରୁcuru50
ଚୁରୁcuru50
Churu in the Marathi language
चुरूcuru50
चुरुcuru50

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Churu
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