Kenguru Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Kenguru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 59 | 1:897,315 | 44,154 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kenguru (36) may also be a first name.
Kenguru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenguru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kenguru is found most in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenguru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,806,862nd most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Kenguru reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kenguru is also the 1,717,090th most widespread first name on earth, held by 36 people.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 897,315. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 86 percent live and Mara Region, where 7 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 35 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenuru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kinguru | 86 | 104 | / |
| Kenhuru | 86 | 1 | / |
| King'uru | 80 | 121 | / |
| Kenguroo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kinuru | 77 | 6 | / |
| King'uiru | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kingiru | 71 | 88 | / |
| Chenuru | 71 | 62 | / |
| Kainuru | 71 | 15 | / |
| Koinuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ceenuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinguru | 67 | 25 | / |
| Cheenuru | 67 | 11 | / |
| Cheinuru | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chenhuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cingguru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chenuuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kainnuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kitngnourout | 63 | 2 | / |
| Cheannuru | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kinoru | 62 | 128 | / |
| Cinuru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kitgnourou | 59 | 3 | / |
| Kitgnourut | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kitnourout | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chinuru | 57 | 77 | / |
| Chinhuru | 53 | 365 | / |
| Kainooru | 53 | 9 | / |
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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 Kenguru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis