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
The surname Kanguru (Oriya: କୁରୁ) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Kangürü. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanguru? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 718,674th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kanguru reside; 49 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kanguru is also the 495,703rd most common forename globally, borne by 314 people.
Kanguru is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 233,232. In Kenya Kanguru is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 51 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 22 percent live and Nyeri County, where 19 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name occurs 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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