Munguru Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Munguru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munguru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3771:103,55210,312
India251:30,682,615377,978
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Munguru (12) may also be a first name.

Munguru Last Name Facts

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

Munguru (Oriya: ମୁୁରୁ) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Munguru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munguru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Munguru is the 699,651st most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Munguru live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 12 people.

Munguru is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 103,552. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Arua District, where 86 percent live, Maracha District, where 7 percent live and Masindi District, where 3 percent live. Outside of Uganda Munguru is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhunguru939/
Mungnuru935/
Maunguru934/
Muguru92474/
Munuru92290/
Musenguru887/
Munnuru861,896/
Mutnuru86236/
Munhuru86110/
Mauguru8613/
Monguru8611/
Mungiru869/
Munuuru864/
Munusru863/
Muunuru862/
Mugauru861/
Muinuru861/
Mughuru861/
Munurou861/
Muguuru861/
Munuruth806/
Munguroo804/
Muunuuru803/
Mungooru803/
Mung'iru801/
Munoru771,420/
Monuru7731/
Moguru7729/
Mongourou7521/
Mounourou758/
Mougourou752/
Muchhguru751/
Munooru71459/
Mongoru7145/
Moonuru7123/
Munuroo7118/
Muguroo714/
Mmunoru712/
Munnoru712/
Monnuru711/
Mumhuru711/
Mounnourou711/
M'Munoru67159/
Munnooru6740/
Mogourou677/
Mong'oru674/
Munnuroo673/

Munguru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munguru in the Oriya language
ମୁୁରୁmuuru-

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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 Munguru
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