Maguru Surname

131,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Uganda

Maguru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maguru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2341:42,9024,879
Uganda1,0091:38,6914,967
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Kenya2441:189,26214,086
Zimbabwe2261:68,31110,224
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Maguru (214) may also be a first name.

Maguru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maguru (Hindi: मगुरू, Oriya: ମାଗୁରୁ) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Maguru.

How Common Is The Last Name Maguru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 131,275th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,116,012 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maguru are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 617,781st most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 214 people.

The surname Maguru is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,234 people, or 1 in 42,902. In Tanzania Maguru is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 53 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live and Kagera Region, where 13 percent live. Besides Tanzania Maguru occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 29 percent live and Malawi, where 11 percent live.

Maguru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Maguru surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Maguru earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.08% less than the national average, earning R 54,468 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manguru92301/
Maiguru9290/
Maghuru9241/
Mauguru9213/
Magguru9210/
Maaguru923/
Maguuru921/
Magauru921/
Mang'uru86106/
Magourou8672/
Mahaguru8612/
Maunguru864/
Maguroud861/
Mangauru861/
M'Maguru861/
Man'guru861/
Meguru83467/
Magiru8357/
Moguru8329/
Magoru833/
Magouroux8027/
Maigourou801/
Magurhuth800/
Monguru7711/
Makgoru774/
Maigoru773/
Maguroo771/
Mogourou717/
Mogoru671,774/
Mongourou6721/
Mougourou672/
Mogiru671/
Megiru671/
Mahaguroo671/
Magorou623/
Magorau621/
Magirau621/
Mokgoru621/
Maïgorou571/

Maguru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maguru in the Oriya language
ମାଗୁରୁmaguru87.5
ମଗୁରୁmaguru12.5
Maguru in the Hindi language
मगुरूmaguru50
मंगरूmangaru50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maguru
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