Emuru Surname
Approximately 487 people bear this surname
Emuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 282 | 1:138,437 | 12,557 |
| Nigeria | 187 | 1:947,287 | 40,584 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Emuru (22) may also be a first name.
Emuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Emuru is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Emuru? popularity and diffusion
Emuru is the 628,294th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. Emuru occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Emuru live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Emuru is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name on earth, held by 22 people.
The surname Emuru is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 138,437. In Uganda Emuru is primarily found in: Kaberamaido District, where 64 percent live, Soroti District, where 20 percent live and Dokolo District, where 5 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 38 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jemuru | 91 | 117 | / |
| Emurut | 91 | 28 | / |
| Emurau | 91 | 20 | / |
| Yemuru | 91 | 9 | / |
| Emmuru | 91 | 7 | / |
| Gemuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Emguru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eamuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jemurut | 83 | 15 | / |
| Yemmuru | 83 | 4 | / |
| Emiru | 80 | 19,477 | / |
| Emoru | 80 | 1,469 | / |
| Amuru | 80 | 957 | / |
| Omuru | 80 | 786 | / |
| Imuru | 80 | 37 | / |
| Ymuru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ihemhuru | 77 | 15 | / |
| Aamuru | 73 | 49 | / |
| Ameuru | 73 | 32 | / |
| Hamuru | 73 | 31 | / |
| Jimuru | 73 | 25 | / |
| Amurou | 73 | 25 | / |
| Ammuru | 73 | 24 | / |
| Amuuru | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yimuru | 73 | 4 | / |
| Imouru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Amurau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Omuiru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aymuru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Emoruu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amuruh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahmuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emmiru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emoruj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imurut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amauru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yomuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aimuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emmoru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imourou | 67 | 94 | / |
| Aamuuru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Emoruha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemuroo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Emuru
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