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Where Does The Last Name Kuru Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kuru (Hindi: कुरू, Marathi: कुरु, Oriya: କୁରୁ, Russian: Куру, Tibetan: ཀུ་རུ་) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Kürü. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuru? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 10,071^st most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 130,484 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Kuru are found; 64 percent are found in West Asia and 63 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Kuru is also the 75,449^th most widely held forename on earth, borne by 7,307 people.

Kuru is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 43,120 people, or 1 in 1,805. In Turkey Kuru is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside and Ordu Province, where 5 percent reside. Not including Turkey this last name occurs in 78 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 5 percent reside and Japan, where 4 percent reside.

Kuru Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kuru surname are 14.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kuru earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 52.61% less than the national average, earning 164,001 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $47,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.74% less than the national average, earning $34,412 CAD per year.