Loru Surname

94,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Loru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,8561:21,0343,081
Indonesia1,5501:85,3228,966
Italy1,1241:54,4109,801
India1731:4,433,904116,010
Tanzania1191:444,88831,116
Argentina941:454,71734,122
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Belgium151:766,44363,354
France131:5,109,440259,941
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Loru (1,096) may also be a first name.

Loru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loru (Hindi: लोरु, Marathi: लोरू, Russian: Лору, Tibetan: ལོ་རུ།) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 94,700th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,449,104 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 39 percent of Loru reside; 39 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 241,052nd most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,096 people.

Loru is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,856 people, or 1 in 21,034. In Uganda Loru is mostly found in: Nakapiripirit District, where 37 percent reside, Napak District, where 30 percent reside and Moroto District, where 23 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 31 percent reside and Italy, where 22 percent reside.

Loru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Loru has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loru Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Loru earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 43.38% less than the national average, earning €17,004 per year and in South Africa they earn 32.87% more than the national average, earning R 315,756 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorou891,778/
Louru89575/
Loreu89503/
Looru89233/
Loruu89210/
Lorus89150/
Lorut89126/
Lorup8941/
Lorau8936/
Loeru899/
Loruz896/
Lorud895/
Lorru892/
Lohru891/
Loiru891/
Lgoru891/
Lorux891/
Losru891/
Lotru891/
Hloru891/
Luoru891/
Loreus80355/
Loraux80202/
Lourou80198/
Loroud80170/
Loruss8046/
Lourau8042/
Loraud8039/
Loroux8038/
Lotrus8023/
Lohrau8019/
Loraus8014/
Louruz8012/
Lorruh805/
Loirau804/
Lorouh802/
Loyrut802/
Lorhus802/
Luorui802/
Lorzou801/
Loruch801/
Loreux801/
Lorrou801/
Lorrus801/
Loorou801/
Liorzu801/
Lourut800/
Lotrup800/
Laru751,313/
Luru75809/
Leru75645/
Loró751/
Liorzou73230/
Lottrup73179/
Lorault7348/
Loiraud7331/
Lotrous7329/
Lorusch7316/
Lorreus7311/
Lourrou738/
Lothrup733/
Lourous733/
Louruiz731/
Lorouij731/
Lourgou731/
Louroux731/
Lourouz731/
Lotrout731/
Loyraux731/
Lourouh731/
Lhoreux730/
Lorreup730/
Larou671,120/
Lareu671,018/
Lauru67523/
Larus67448/
Larui67168/
Lereu67150/
Larru67130/
Larau67105/
Luruh6792/
Lurus6781/
Larut6781/
Loutreux6776/
Lerau6773/
Latru6752/
Loroo6746/
Laruy6744/
Largu6741/
Larup6733/
Lurut6729/
Lurud6728/
Luuru6719/
Lehru6718/
Leuru6715/
Liuru6714/
Lluru6712/
Laruh6712/
Lahru6710/
Lurru6710/
Laaru679/
Luruz679/
Lureu678/
Larhu677/
Lörup677/
Lutru676/
Lurui676/
Laruz676/
Leruh675/
Lerru675/
Loroe672/
Lleru671/
Larzu671/
Lurgu671/
Lloró671/
Loorhuis671/
Lurau671/
Larux671/
Lharu671/

Loru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loru in the Tibetan language
ལོ་རུ།loru-
Loru in the Hindi language
लोरुloru-
Loru in the Marathi language
लोरूloru60
लोरुloru40
Loru in the Russian language
Лоруloru-

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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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  • 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 Loru
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