Iguru Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Iguru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iguru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1521:256,83718,920
Kenya651:710,46030,267
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
India141:54,790,384527,769
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Iguru (17) may also be a first name.

Iguru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iguru (Oriya: ଆଇଗୁରୁ) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iguru? popularity and diffusion

Iguru is the 917,199th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Iguru are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 17 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 256,837. In Uganda Iguru is mostly concentrated in: Hoima District, where 49 percent reside, Kampala District, where 18 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 7 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.

Iguru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiguru91218/
Aiguru9114/
Giguru9113/
Inguru916/
Ighuru912/
Jinguru8312/
Haiguru837/
Goiguru835/
Ginguru835/
Ingguru834/
Gaiguru831/
Uinguru831/
Uguru8019,120/
Eguru80780/
Igoru80476/
Igiru8063/
Ingourou771/
Igoureux771/
Yigourou771/
Enguru73267/
Aigiru7344/
Yoguru7337/
Igoruh7314/
Ighoru7311/
Eeguru734/
Uguruy734/
Eguuru733/
Egguru732/
Euguru731/
Ugurou731/
Esguru731/
Geguru731/
Eghuru731/
Ughuru731/
Uguruh731/
Uuguru731/
Huguru731/
Egurou731/
Ugouru731/
Eaguru731/
Jeeguru6759/
Egourou6711/
Gajguru671/
Geeguru671/
Jiguroo671/
Hegguru671/

Iguru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iguru in the Oriya language
ଆଇଗୁରୁa'iguru-

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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 Iguru
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