Kanguru Surname
Approximately 406 people bear this surname
Kanguru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 198 | 1:233,232 | 16,365 |
| Zimbabwe | 147 | 1:105,022 | 14,642 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Kangürü (41) are calculated separately.
Kanguru (314) may also be a first name.
Kanguru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanguru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanguru (Oriya: କୁରୁ) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kangürü. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanguru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 718,674th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kanguru live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 495,703rd most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 314 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 233,232. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 51 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 22 percent live and Nyeri County, where 19 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 36 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kang'uru | 93 | 8 | / |
| Kaunguru | 93 | 5 | / |
| Katnguru | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kanuru | 92 | 2,852 | / |
| Kaguru | 92 | 1,606 | / |
| Kangürü | 90 | 41 | / |
| Kangourou | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kannuru | 86 | 993 | / |
| Kanhuru | 86 | 128 | / |
| Konguru | 86 | 112 | / |
| Kaanuru | 86 | 82 | / |
| Kaguuru | 86 | 81 | / |
| Canguru | 86 | 35 | / |
| Kainuru | 86 | 15 | / |
| Kanuuru | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kamnuru | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kasnuru | 86 | 4 | / |
| Katnuru | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kaiguru | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kangoru | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kayguru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kagurus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanouru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanurru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cangurus | 80 | 17 | / |
| Khannuru | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kannuuru | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kaanuuru | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kagourou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Konguuru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kannurui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaannuru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kainnuru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Konuru | 77 | 378 | / |
| Koguru | 77 | 339 | / |
| Kanoru | 77 | 204 | / |
| Kagoru | 77 | 44 | / |
| Caguru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kahaiguru | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kaheiguru | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kongnurut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Konnuru | 71 | 220 | / |
| Kanooru | 71 | 118 | / |
| Kanuroo | 71 | 41 | / |
| Kongoru | 71 | 31 | / |
| Koonuru | 71 | 30 | / |
| Koguuru | 71 | 14 | / |
| Cannuru | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kaunoru | 71 | 7 | / |
| Koungourou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kannoru | 71 | 6 | / |
| Konuuru | 71 | 4 | / |
| Komguru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Keiguru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kongiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamhuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanhoru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kogguru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kooguru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konouru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koinuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khongnurut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kannooru | 67 | 2,091 | / |
| Kogourou | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kannuroo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kaanooru | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kainooru | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kottnuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kongooru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaanuroo | 67 | 1 | / |
Kanguru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanguru in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁରୁ | kuru | 86.14 |
| କୁରୁାଇଁ | kurua'im | 6.02 |
| କଂଗୁରୁ | kanguru | 2.41 |
| କୂରୁ | kuru | 2.41 |
| କୂରୁାଇଁ | kurua'im | 0.6 |
| କଂୁରୁ | kamuru | 0.6 |
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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 Kanguru
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