Jororo Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Jororo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jororo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1561:339,36925,249
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356

Jororo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jororo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jororo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jororo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jororo is the 1,235,409th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jororo reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Jororo is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 339,369. In Tanzania Jororo is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 96 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 3 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djororo923/
Jororou921/
Djororou861/
Hororo83173/
Zororo83171/
Sororo8346/
Joruro8325/
Cororo833/
Yororo832/
Djorourou801/
Djourouro801/
Khororo77262/
Houroro77204/
Ajoruro77156/
Ojoraro7731/
Horoiro776/
Hororoi772/
Jauroro771/
Ujoraro771/
Soororo771/
Sororro771/
Djourourou75259/
Chororos7130/
Djarouro711/
Caroro671,394/
Sorora67305/
Yaroro67191/
Haroro67120/
Saroro6785/
Jarora6781/
Zorora6768/
Horaro6710/
Horora674/
Jorara673/
Soraro673/
Jurora672/
Corora672/
Djarourou672/
Yorora671/
Yorero671/
Coraro671/
Zaroro671/

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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 Jororo
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