Guruma Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

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

Guruma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guruma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1081:1,640,21160,875
Papua New Guinea801:101,92113,735
India91:85,229,487684,495
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Guruma (243) may also be a first name.

Guruma Last Name Facts

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

Guruma (Hindi: गुरूमा, Marathi: गुरुमा, Oriya: ଗୁରୁମା) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guruma? popularity and diffusion

Guruma is the 1,152,132nd most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Guruma are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 573,164th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 243 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 1,640,211. In Nigeria Guruma is most common in: Oyo, where 31 percent reside, Yobe, where 25 percent reside and Kano, where 13 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguruma92222/
Gurumai9273/
Gurumma9210/
Gauruma925/
Gurguma925/
Gurumad923/
Gurumay921/
Uruma912,715/
Gourouma86502/
Gurumait8626/
Gaurumma865/
Gurumahe863/
Ngurumai861/
Gurusmay861/
Huruma834,344/
Gurumo83212/
Guroma8353/
Urauma8346/
Gurumi8323/
Urumai8323/
Gurume8315/
Gurima8314/
Ouruma8312/
Giruma838/
Goruma833/
Urumaa831/
Urumas831/
Urhuma831/
Ngourouma807/
Gouroumma801/
Ngurumo77141/
Ngurumi7726/
Gouroma7724/
Gaurima7720/
Ourouma7717/
Gurumis7715/
Ngurume7713/
Gurumit7712/
Gurumer776/
Gurumed774/
Hurumat773/
Gorouma773/
Gurumoh773/
Ghurima771/
Gurumet771/
Gurumhe771/
Gurumie771/
Gurumui771/
Urhuima771/
Guroumi771/
Urummau771/
Gurrume771/
Guraumi771/
N'Gourouma7525/
Goutroumas754/
Ngouroumma751/
Gouroumaha751/
Oruma734,490/
Uroma73196/
Urumo733/
Gaurimma719/
Gurumuit715/
Gouroumi712/
Gouroumo712/
Hourouma712/
Gurumeet711/
Gurroumi711/
Goroumma711/
Girima672,631/
Goroma67572/
Orumaa67138/
Aurumo67108/
Gorume67107/
Huroma67103/
Urhoma6740/
Uromah6718/
Orruma6718/
Gurimo6715/
Guromi679/
Horuma679/
Orumai679/
Auroma677/
Uromma675/
Guromo675/
Hurumo672/
Urumoi672/
Orauma671/
Oreuma671/
Orumha671/
Orumay671/
Urooma671/
Orouma671/
Houroumma671/
Orzuma671/
Orhuma671/
Ouroma671/
Ourumo671/
Uromaa671/
Utrumo671/
Gouroumou671/
Gorumi671/
Orumoa671/
Urumoh671/
Urhumo671/

Guruma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guruma in the Oriya language
ଗୁରୁମାguruma-
Guruma in the Marathi language
गुरुमाguruma88.89
गुरुमाािहमgurumaaihama11.11
Guruma in the Hindi language
गुरूमाguruma66.67
गुरुमाguruma33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guruma
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