Dehuru Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dehuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dehuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
India91:85,229,487684,495

Dehuru (49) may also be a first name.

Dehuru Last Name Facts

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

Dehuru (Oriya: େଦହୁରୁ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dehuru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Dehuru is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Dehuru are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 49 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Dehuru is most frequent in: Kano, where 52 percent live, Yobe, where 19 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 15 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehuruy928/
Dehourou8665/
Dihuru8321/
Dieuru831/
Dejuru831/
Diehourou802/
Deourou7751/
Djeureu772/
Dahurui771/
Dahurou771/
Djiehourou757/
Djuru73341/
Diuru7392/
Deoru732/
Dahourou714,820/
Dohourou7119/
Dieourou7111/
Dihoru67146/
Djurup6728/
Djurau673/
Djurus671/
Diahourou671/
Deorui671/
Djourou62253/
Diourou629/
Djaurou621/
D'Yurus621/
Duyyuru621/
Duyouru621/
Djurhuus571,241/
Diurhuus5722/
Diaourou572/
Djoru5566/
Gyuru5549/
Djuurhuus531/
Dioury50757/
Dajoru501/

Dehuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dehuru in the Oriya language
େଦହୁରୁedahuru80
େଦହୁରୀedahuri20

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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
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  • 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 Dehuru
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