Duru Surname
Approximately 156,444 people bear this surname
Duru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 123,621 | 1:1,433 | 186 |
| Turkey | 21,262 | 1:3,660 | 516 |
| India | 2,900 | 1:264,505 | 15,192 |
| France | 1,617 | 1:41,078 | 5,144 |
| Tanzania | 1,219 | 1:43,430 | 4,931 |
| Indonesia | 945 | 1:139,946 | 13,874 |
| United States | 911 | 1:397,869 | 34,851 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| England | 447 | 1:124,649 | 12,499 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Zimbabwe | 405 | 1:38,119 | 5,908 |
| Romania | 387 | 1:51,881 | 6,426 |
| South Africa | 253 | 1:214,141 | 22,604 |
| Germany | 243 | 1:331,298 | 32,825 |
| Lebanon | 116 | 1:48,596 | 4,087 |
| Brazil | 103 | 1:2,078,392 | 65,524 |
| Belgium | 91 | 1:126,337 | 18,388 |
| Papua New Guinea | 87 | 1:93,721 | 12,528 |
| Sweden | 85 | 1:115,844 | 8,286 |
| Spain | 60 | 1:779,201 | 32,544 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Netherlands | 52 | 1:324,753 | 37,631 |
| Solomon Islands | 51 | 1:11,373 | 2,032 |
| Austria | 34 | 1:250,454 | 29,541 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 1:2,529,039 | 160,188 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Lesotho | 11 | 1:184,778 | 13,836 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Northern Cyprus | 3 | 1:106,337 | 8,831 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Durú (3) & Dürü (4) are calculated separately.
Duru (3,757) may also be a first name.
Duru Demographics
Average Duru Salary in
United States
$51,637 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Duru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Duru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Duru (Bengali: গুরু, Georgian: დურუ, Hindi: दुरू, Marathi: दुरु, Oriya: ଡୁରୁ, Russian: Дуру) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Durú or Dürü. For other potential spellings of Duru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Duru? popularity and diffusion
Duru is the 3,592nd most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 46,582 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Duru reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Duru is also the 114,844th most common first name globally It is held by 3,757 people.
The last name Duru is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 123,621 people, or 1 in 1,433. In Nigeria Duru is mostly found in: Imo, where 63 percent live, Anambra, where 8 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Duru occurs in 90 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 14 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Duru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Duru has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 45,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Duru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Duru surname is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (49%) in Lebanon and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Duru surname are 6.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.84% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Duru earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.11% less than the national average, earning R 149,448 per year; in United States they earn 19.67% more than the national average, earning $51,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.21% less than the national average, earning $46,597 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Duru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Duru in the Georgian language | ||
| დურუ | duru | - |
| Duru in the Bengali language | ||
| গুরু | guru | - |
| Duru in the Hindi language | ||
| दुरू | duru | 76.67 |
| दुरु | duru | 16.67 |
| डूरू | duru | 3.33 |
| दूरू | duru | 3.33 |
| Duru in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡୁରୁ | duru | 72.44 |
| ଦୁରୁ | duru | 21.91 |
| ଦୂରୁ | duru | 1.41 |
| ଡୂରୁ | duru | 1.06 |
| ଡୁଋ | du'r | 0.71 |
| ଡୁରୂ | duru | 0.71 |
| ଦୁରୂ | duru | 0.35 |
| Duru in the Marathi language | ||
| दुरु | duru | 71.09 |
| दुरू | duru | 17.06 |
| दूरू | duru | 4.74 |
| डुरु | duru | 3.32 |
| धुरु | dhuru | 1.42 |
| दूरु | duru | 1.42 |
| दुग्र्ु | dugru | 0.47 |
| डुरू | duru | 0.47 |
| Duru in the Russian language | ||
| Дуру | duru | - |
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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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