Muaru Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Muaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Muaru (37) may also be a first name.
Muaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muaru (Hindi: मुआरु) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muaru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,944,094th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Muaru are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 37 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 30 percent live, Zamfara, where 27 percent live and Gombe, where 17 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 18 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muarzu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Muaaru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Muharus | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbaru | 80 | 4,014 | / |
| Mwaru | 80 | 122 | / |
| Muoru | 80 | 14 | / |
| Mvaru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mouharou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbairu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbaaru | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mbarau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbharu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbarou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muhoru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbouru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwauru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbarhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mouhayrou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbourou | 67 | 3,880 | / |
| Mvourou | 67 | 3 | / |
| M'Bourou | 62 | 8 | / |
| Mbourouh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mboru | 60 | 462 | / |
| Mworu | 60 | 6 | / |
| M'Bourrou | 57 | 1 | / |
| M'Bourouh | 57 | 1 | / |
Muaru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muaru in the Hindi language | ||
| मुआरु | mu'aru | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Muaru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis