Emoru Surname

266,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Emoru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emoru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0441:44,2344,583
Uganda4061:96,1569,787
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560

Emoru (345) may also be a first name.

Emoru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emoru occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Emoru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 266,135th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,960,889 people. The surname Emoru is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Emoru are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 469,697th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 345 people.

The surname Emoru is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,044 people, or 1 in 44,234. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Turkana County, where 87 percent reside, Busia County, where 10 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside. Barring Kenya Emoru is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 28 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Emoru Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emorut913,523/
Emoruu911/
Emoruj911/
Emorou911/
Emmoru911/
Emoruha831/
Gemorau831/
Emoruit831/
Imoru805,369/
Emeru804,340/
Omoru801,457/
Emaru801,312/
Emuru80487/
Amoru80485/
Emmoroux770/
Imorou7322,709/
Jemaru73256/
Ammoru73227/
Eimaru7393/
Emerou7351/
Emurut7328/
Omoruy7328/
Emurau7320/
Imorut7314/
Amorau7310/
Emmuru737/
Emerau736/
Hamoru736/
Imoruh736/
Amoreu735/
Emerhu735/
Eumaru735/
Uimoru735/
Amooru734/
Hemaru734/
Immoru734/
Imouru733/
Iomoru733/
Gemaru733/
Omoruh732/
Yemaru732/
Emarou732/
Gemuru731/
Eimeru731/
Imooru731/
Jmorou731/
Yimoru731/
Emaaru731/
Emereu731/
Amoruy731/
Omuoru731/
Imojru731/
Emguru731/
Emmeru731/
Eamuru731/
Omorui731/
Himoru731/
Emmorouth711/
Jemarut67298/
Jemarus67150/
Imourou6794/
Jemarup6731/
Immorou6712/
Aamooru674/
Imoruha673/
Himorou672/
Ijemaru672/
Emarust671/
Omoyrui671/
Imorrou671/
Ijimoru671/
Ammorui671/
Jesmaru671/
Ehimaru671/

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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 Emoru
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