Khamuru Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Khamuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khamuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1181:391,35522,129
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Khamuru (25) may also be a first name.

Khamuru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Khamuru (Marathi: खमुरु, Oriya: ଖାମୁରୁ) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khamuru? popularity and diffusion

Khamuru is the 1,637,889th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Khamuru reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread given name worldwide, held by 25 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 391,355. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 58 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 42 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 1 percent reside. Barring Kenya Khamuru exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside.

Khamuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Khamuru surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khamurui933/
Kamuru92735/
Hamuru9231/
Kamuiru86477/
Chamuru86133/
Kammuru8665/
Kamguru866/
Kamouru865/
Kamurru863/
Kaimuru863/
Katmuru863/
Kamauru862/
Kamhuru861/
Kamuruu861/
Kamourou807/
Hamourou804/
Khamuroo801/
Kamoru776,495/
Kamiru77860/
Komuru77113/
Jamuru7743/
Kemuru7723/
Hamoru776/
Camuru772/
Kammourou751/
Kommuru713,347/
Ceamuru7191/
Kamooru719/
Jaamuru716/
Kamorui713/
Komguru713/
Kammoru713/
Kaimoru711/
Kamuroo711/
Komureu711/
Komurru711/
Komuuru711/
Kaamoru711/
Kkamoru711/
Kaymoru711/
Kaumoru711/
Kommuuru677/
Kammuroo673/
Koumouru671/

Khamuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khamuru in the Oriya language
ଖାମୁରୁkhamuru-
Khamuru in the Marathi language
खमुरुkhamuru-

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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 Khamuru
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