Monguru Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Monguru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monguru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Monguru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Monguru occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Monguru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Monguru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Monguru are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Monguru is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Monguru is most common in: Kisii County, where 80 percent live and Nyamira County, where 20 percent live. Besides Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 45 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monuru9231/
Moguru9229/
Mongourou8821/
Munguru86421/
Manguru86301/
Mongoru8645/
Moonuru8623/
Mongiru861/
Monnuru861/
Motnuru861/
Mang'uru80106/
Mhunguru809/
Mogourou807/
Mong'oru804/
Maunguru804/
Mangnuru801/
Monuruth801/
Mangauru801/
Man'guru801/
Maguru773,444/
Mogoru771,774/
Manuru77422/
Monoru7763/
Mounourou758/
Musenguru757/
Mougourou752/
Monhourou751/
Mannuru712,161/
Manhuru71265/
Mangiru71131/
Maghuru7141/
Monooru7139/
Mangoru7138/
Monnoru7120/
Manurut7113/
Mauguru7113/
Matnuru7112/
Magguru7110/
Manurau719/
Manauru718/
Maanuru716/
Maaguru713/
Manuiru712/
Mounnourou711/
Maguuru711/
Magauru711/
Mmanuru711/
Manuuru711/
Mamguru711/
Mokgoru711/
Magourou6772/
Moonooru6718/
Mahaguru6712/
Manourou679/
Mannuuru675/
Munguroo674/
Mungooru673/
Mahanuru671/
M'Maguru671/
Manguroo671/
Mannurru671/
Mangooru671/
Maguroud671/

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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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  • 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 Monguru
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