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) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nguru.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nguru is the 73,709th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,091,767 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Nguru are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 258,826th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 970 people.

Nguru is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 4,050 people, or 1 in 11,402. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 18 percent live, Kiambu County, where 18 percent live and Nakuru County, where 15 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Nguru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally 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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