Limuru Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Limuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Limuru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limuru is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limuru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 25 percent of Limuru reside; 25 percent reside in East Africa and 25 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Limuru is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. Besides Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limmuru921/
Limguru921/
Limourou861/
Lumuru8370/
Lemuru8311/
Limoureux805/
Limoureus801/
Lumhuru773/
Laimoru771/
Lemurus771/
Lemourou711/
Lemureux710/
Lemiru6726/
Lemoru6718/
Lemouroux674/
Lemoureux674/
Lemouraux670/
Lemooru621/

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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 Limuru
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