Gurugu Surname

612,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gurugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4721:1,625,13959,615
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Gurugu (168) may also be a first name.

Gurugu Last Name Facts

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

Gurugu (Hindi: गुरूगु, Marathi: गुरूगु, Oriya: ଗୁରୁଗୁ) is most common in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurugu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 612,595th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Gurugu reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Gurugu is also the 705,855th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 168 people.

It is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 1,625,139. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 93 percent are found, Telangana, where 6 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Not including India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurungu9228/
Guruggu921/
Gaurugu921/
Ngurugu921/
Urugu9139/
Ngurungu86173/
Urughu83348/
Urungu83139/
Girugu8337/
Gorugu8310/
Hurugu836/
Urugau834/
Eurugu834/
Aurugu831/
Gourougou804/
Hurungu7713/
Urugaud774/
Urhughu773/
Gouroungou7557/
Orugu73348/
Hourugou7169/
Ourougou712/
Orughu6723/
Hourougou671/
Orhugu671/
Orzugu671/
Ouroughouss591/
Gourogou571/
Uroguu501/

Gurugu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurugu in the Hindi language
गुरूगुgurugu-
Gurugu in the Oriya language
ଗୁରୁଗୁgurugu-
Gurugu in the Marathi language
गुरूगुgurugu-

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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 Gurugu
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