Matuuru Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Matuuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matuuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Matuuru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matuuru is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matuuru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matuuru are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Matuuru is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Meru County, where 50 percent live and Tharaka Nithi County, where 50 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathuuru933/
Maturu9210,997/
Matturu86208/
Mathuru8657/
Masturu8630/
Maaturu8612/
Maituru8610/
Motuuru865/
Madturu865/
Matuiru864/
Maturut864/
Matutru862/
Maturui861/
Maturus861/
Maturuu861/
Maturux861/
Matourou804/
Matthuru801/
Maturuha801/
Mathauru801/
Maathuru801/
Mathureu801/
Moturu772,782/
Matiru77397/
Meturu77155/
Matoru7783/
Maitourou7512/
Mathuraut755/
Maïtourou751/
Metturu71534/
Matooru7126/
Motturu7121/
Mothuru7113/
Mattiru716/
Mooturu715/
Methuru715/
Motueru713/
Mathiru712/
Motouru711/
Mahtourout711/
Mattooru675/
Meutturu671/
Maatooru671/
Mathieru671/

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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 Matuuru
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