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 surname Maguru (Hindi: मगुरू, Oriya: ମାଗୁରୁ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maguru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 131,275th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,116,012 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maguru reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Maguru is also the 617,781st most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 214 people.

The last name Maguru is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,234 people, or 1 in 42,902. In Tanzania Maguru is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 53 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 29 percent reside and Malawi, where 11 percent reside.

Maguru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Maguru last name is primarily 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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