Kijuru Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kijuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kijuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Kijuru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kijuru is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kijuru? popularity and diffusion

Kijuru is the 5,213,395th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kijuru live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 33 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 33 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiuru913,115/
Kjuru9110/
Kihuru831,504/
Kujuru83264/
Kejuru83139/
Kizuru834/
Kisuru834/
Kiurus832/
Kjuiru831/
Chijuru774/
Kiourou773/
Kaujuru773/
Khujuru773/
Kaisuru772/
Kiurgau771/
Koizuru771/
Kiscuru771/
Kojjuru771/
Kaiyuru771/
Kihurui771/
Koiyuru771/
Kyuru7311/
Qiuru731/
Gkiourou7122/
Kojoru6741/
Chiuru6738/
Koyuru6723/
Kouoru6715/
Kesuru6715/
Kihoru678/
Kouuru678/
Qiurui677/
Kuyoru676/
Kecuru673/
Kuyuru672/
Kehuru671/
Koiahguru671/

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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 Kijuru
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