Looru Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Looru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Looru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2011:194,22515,750
India261:29,502,515369,827
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907

Looru (29) may also be a first name.

Looru Last Name Facts

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

Looru is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Looru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Looru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,067,497th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name Looru occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Looru reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 29 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 194,225. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Nakapiripirit District, where 35 percent are found, Moroto District, where 21 percent are found and Napak District, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Looru Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loorou911/
Loru895,029/
Lorou801,778/
Louru80575/
Loreu80503/
Loruu80210/
Lorus80150/
Lorut80126/
Lorup8041/
Lorau8036/
Loeru809/
Loruz806/
Lorud805/
Lorru802/
Luoru801/
Hloru801/
Lotru801/
Losru801/
Lorux801/
Lohru801/
Loiru801/
Lgoru801/
Loorhuis771/
Loreus73355/
Loraux73202/
Lourou73198/
Loroud73170/
Loruss7346/
Lourau7342/
Loraud7339/
Loroux7338/
Lotrus7323/
Lohrau7319/
Loraus7314/
Louruz7312/
Lorruh735/
Loirau734/
Lorouh732/
Loyrut732/
Lorhus732/
Luorui732/
Loruch731/
Loreux731/
Lorrou731/
Lorrus731/
Liorzu731/
Lorzou731/
Lourut730/
Lotrup730/
Laru671,313/
Luru67809/
Liorzou67230/
Lottrup67179/
Lorault6748/
Loiraud6731/
Lotrous6729/
Lorusch6716/
Lorreus6711/
Lourrou678/
Lothrup673/
Lourous673/
Lourouh671/
Loyraux671/
Louruiz671/
Lorouij671/
Loró671/
Lourgou671/
Louroux671/
Lourouz671/
Lotrout671/
Lorreup670/
Lhoreux670/

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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 Looru
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