Duru Surname

3,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Duru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Duru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria123,6211:1,433186
Turkey21,2621:3,660516
India2,9001:264,50515,192
France1,6171:41,0785,144
Tanzania1,2191:43,4304,931
Indonesia9451:139,94613,874
United States9111:397,86934,851
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
England4471:124,64912,499
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Zimbabwe4051:38,1195,908
Romania3871:51,8816,426
South Africa2531:214,14122,604
Germany2431:331,29832,825
Lebanon1161:48,5964,087
Brazil1031:2,078,39265,524
Belgium911:126,33718,388
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Sweden851:115,8448,286
Spain601:779,20132,544
Canada561:657,95753,499
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Solomon Islands511:11,3732,032
Austria341:250,45429,541
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Libya161:390,2481,390
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Swaziland41:324,550996
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Northern Cyprus31:106,3378,831
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Durú (3) & Dürü (4) are calculated separately.

Duru (3,757) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Durú923/
Durou891,053/
Durau891,030/
Dhuru891,002/
Durut89597/
Duruz89589/
Durup89550/
Durus89544/
Durru89385/
Durgu89383/
Durzu89257/
Duruh89225/
Dutru89154/
Duğru89148/
Dauru89143/
Douru89131/
Duruy8996/
Duuru8978/
Dureu8956/
Dduru8923/
Durui8915/
Deuru8914/
Dusru8913/
Duruğ8912/
Duruj8911/
Durud897/
Duruș896/
Durhu891/
Dürü834/
Dahuru805,945/
Duroux801,655/
Dourou80982/
Dureux80647/
Dutruy80193/
Dureus80142/
Dhurup80102/
Dourau8094/
Duraud8083/
Daureu8079/
Dutrus8071/
Duruha8055/
Dutrou8049/
Durust8022/
Durous8019/
Duraut8018/
Daurau8017/
Daurut8015/
Dourus8012/
Dhurau808/
Durrus808/
Duruiz808/
Deurau808/
Durgau808/
Daurus805/
Dhuruj804/
Dhurus804/
Deuruh804/
Dutrut804/
Dhurru803/
Dhuuru803/
Duroud803/
Duraux802/
Durhus802/
Durhuz802/
Dhuiru801/
Dhurhu801/
Dhurud801/
Dhuruu801/
Deurui801/
Durush801/
Duruss801/
Durutt801/
Duyrud801/
Gyduru801/
Durgou801/
Duraus801/
Durğut801/
Dutrui801/
Dourut801/
Duhrau801/
Durrou801/
Durrui801/
Duruch801/
Duruit801/
Durult801/
Durupp801/
Duruğa801/
Durzhu801/
Duroup801/
Durouy801/
Doru755,500/
Diru751,268/
Duró75542/
Dóru751/
Douroux73574/
Durroux73272/
Durhuus73253/
Dutreux73203/
Dutruch73182/
Duruchh73100/
Dutruit7387/
Durault7344/
Dutroux7337/
Dourgou7323/
Dureuth7313/
Dourhou7310/
D'Utruy739/
Uanduru737/
Dourrou735/
Dourous733/
Dhourou732/
Durrous732/
Dhurruh731/
Dhuruua731/
Deureuh731/
Daureus731/
Durraut731/
Dutrous731/
Dutruth731/
Daureux731/
Dourouy731/
Dutrust730/
Durão6711,243/
Dhiru67289/
Duroe67250/
Dooru67235/
Duroň67150/
Durrault6776/
Diruy6758/
Dhoru6751/
Duurhuus6731/
Duroo6725/
Doruș6720/
Daurù678/
Diruh678/
Dirui677/
Dheureux677/
Dorru677/
Duurhoud676/
Dourrouj675/
Duurhout675/
Dautruch674/
Dorui674/
Durzó673/
Dauruish673/
Durausch672/
Doruy672/
Dirru671/
Dhoureux671/
Dheureus671/
Doruj671/
Doruu671/
Doeru671/
Dieru671/
Dauró671/
Dourouch671/
Dihru671/
Doruh671/
Dourroux670/
Deurusch670/

Duru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Duru in the Georgian language
დურუduru-
Duru in the Bengali language
গুরুguru-
Duru in the Hindi language
दुरूduru76.67
दुरुduru16.67
डूरूduru3.33
दूरूduru3.33
Duru in the Oriya language
ଡୁରୁduru72.44
ଦୁରୁduru21.91
ଦୂରୁduru1.41
ଡୂରୁduru1.06
ଡୁଋdu'r0.71
ଡୁରୂduru0.71
ଦୁରୂduru0.35
Duru in the Marathi language
दुरुduru71.09
दुरूduru17.06
दूरूduru4.74
डुरुduru3.32
धुरुdhuru1.42
दूरुduru1.42
दुग्र्ुdugru0.47
डुरूduru0.47
Duru in the Russian language
Дуруduru-

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