Ituru Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ituru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ituru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2281:776,94234,923
India91:85,229,487684,495
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ituru (57) may also be a first name.

Ituru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ituru is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ituru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,011,991st most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ituru live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 57 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 776,942. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 61 percent reside, Edo, where 14 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gituru91463/
Eituru9127/
Jituru912/
Ithuru911/
Itturu911/
Aiturau8324/
Gidturu839/
Itourou835/
Githuru832/
Gitturu831/
Aiturus831/
Eturu801,710/
Itoru80861/
Uturu80316/
Itiru80163/
Gaithuru774/
Giddturu773/
Gidthuru771/
Ithiru7367/
Uthuru7334/
Utturu7329/
Jtturu7320/
Yoturu7318/
Eeturu7317/
Eaturu7312/
Utauru7311/
Ethuru7310/
Etturu739/
Jitiru734/
Ytturu733/
Utuuru733/
Yitiru732/
Geturu732/
Etuuru731/
Eturru731/
Gaithuiru711/
Hutauru6739/
Esturau677/
Aitgourrou674/
Etourou673/
Eethuru673/
Utthuru672/
Uthhuru671/
Uddturu671/
Yotuuru671/
Esteuru671/
Hutturu671/

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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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  • 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 Ituru
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