Nguru Surname

73,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nguru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,0501:11,4021,436
Uganda8911:43,8155,489
Indonesia8681:152,36114,948
Tanzania4111:128,81212,091
Nigeria1971:899,20239,032
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
India261:29,502,515369,827
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England191:2,932,529101,561
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Nguru (970) may also be a first name.

Nguru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nguru (Oriya: ଏନଗୁରୁ) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nguru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 73,709th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,091,767 people. The last name Nguru is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Nguru live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 258,826th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 970 people.

The surname Nguru is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 4,050 people, or 1 in 11,402. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 18 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Nguru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nguru surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nguru earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.32% less than the national average, earning $36,972 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguuru91378/
Ngurup91101/
Ngguru9138/
Ngurru9114/
Ngurus917/
Ngauru916/
Ngurut911/
Ngureu911/
Nuru89110,280/
Guru8949,166/
Ngourou83124/
Nggurus839/
Nenguru831/
Nguruis831/
Nguruch831/
Gurau806,914/
Gauru802,437/
Gurgu802,352/
Gouru801,251/
Gurud80952/
Gutru80748/
Ngoru80442/
Gurru80423/
Guruh80412/
Gureu80361/
Nurus80280/
Nouru80278/
Gurzu80271/
Gurup80179/
Nauru80138/
Nurut80118/
Nhuru8081/
Gurus8060/
Ngiru8057/
Nurau8055/
Guruz8046/
Nuuru8042/
Nuruh8032/
Ghuru8030/
Gurut8021/
Guuru8016/
Nurud8015/
Neuru8015/
Gurui8014/
Nnuru8011/
Nurhu8010/
Gurou809/
Nurru808/
Guruj807/
Nurup806/
Nutru806/
Nuruz806/
Guruy803/
Nuruj803/
Nurui803/
Guruu803/
Nuhru803/
Hguru803/
Gurhu802/
Gujru802/
Nurou802/
Nuruu802/
Kguru801/
Nuruy801/
Nusru801/
Gguru801/
Nuiru801/
Nurux801/
N'Gourou772/
Ngourgou771/
Nourou734,370/
Gourou732,030/
Gurzau73457/
Ghurup73203/
Gourru73179/
Ghurui73147/
Gurudd7380/
Gaurus7358/
Gurguľ7349/
Ghurau7345/
Nurush7343/
Nahuru7320/
Guurau7319/
Nggoru7316/
Gurahu7315/
Gaurau7314/
Gautru7313/
Gusrud7313/
Gutrud7312/
Guruhh7311/
Naurus7310/
Ghurhu739/
Gurguĺ738/
Nauruz737/
Guruid737/
Gurguí737/
Gurzou736/
Gurgau736/
Guraut736/
Nnuuru734/
Guutru734/
Gurupp734/
Gouruy733/
Gurudh733/
Guraud733/
Nurudd733/
Nusrut733/
Gahuru733/
Gurrup732/
Nggiru732/
Guruch732/
Ng'iru732/
Nuruch732/
Gurrau731/
Gurush731/
Ghuruy731/
Nurruy731/
Nutrux731/
Nuttru731/
Nauuru731/
Gurutt731/
Gutruu731/
Guraux731/
Guroux731/
Gourut731/
Nurouz731/
Nurrus731/
Nuruid731/
Nouruz731/
Ngi'ru731/
Gaurut731/
Gourzu731/
Gurrou731/
Gurgou731/
Nurhud731/
Gurout731/
Naurud731/
Nuirut731/
Guraus730/
Nurous730/
Goru675,021/
Gouraud673,480/
Nourouz671,236/
Noru67659/
Nautrup67270/
Gourrou67240/
Nouraud67182/
Gourgou67154/
Gouroud67113/
Noureux67109/
Gautrau6755/
Nurzhau6745/
Gurzhuy6733/
Gouroux6724/
Ghourui6723/
Gourrut6711/
Nouroud6710/
Ghurahu678/
Gauraud675/
Gourhou675/
Naureus674/
Gourheu673/
Guroult673/
Gurhaus673/
Gautrux672/
Guruich672/
Nourouh672/
Gnourou672/
Gurrout672/
Gourouz672/
Gourzou672/
Nourush672/
Neuhrus671/
Geeguru671/
Gauthru671/
Ghurush671/
Guruicz671/
Gurzhui671/
Gurrutt671/
Neuraus671/
Nourout671/
Nourrou671/
Nutrush671/
Gauraux671/
Gourout671/
Gourouy671/
Gnaurou671/
Guruddh671/
Guroush671/
Gurault671/
Guttrup671/
Naurouz671/
Gurroud671/
Gurrouj671/
Neutrup670/
Gouraux670/
Nutraus670/

Nguru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nguru in the Oriya language
ଏନଗୁରୁenaguru-

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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 Nguru
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