Nguuri Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nguuri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguuri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Nguuri Last Name Facts

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

Nguuri is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguuri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nguuri is the 4,772,636th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Nguuri are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Nguuri is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya Nguuri is most frequent in: Nyeri County, where 60 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 27 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 6 percent reside and Norway, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguri912,634/
Nguuru83378/
Ngauri83123/
Ngurai8332/
Ngouri8321/
Ngurei8313/
Ngurih8311/
Ng'uri834/
Ngguri832/
Nguris831/
Ngurio831/
Nguura831/
Ngurie831/
Ngousri77214/
Nggurio7714/
Ngurije772/
Nguruis771/
Ngourai771/
Ngouryi771/
N'Gouri771/
Ngure7319,356/
Ngura734,148/
Ngiri731,476/
Ngori73291/
Njuri73205/
Ngury738/
Nengouri71671/
Nggiri67922/
Ngoura67712/
Ngoroi67472/
Nguraa67101/
Njuiri6759/
Nggori6753/
Ngaure6745/
N'Gure6738/
Ngurza6738/
Ngaura6731/
Ngoure6721/
N'Gori6720/
Njurai6710/
Nggure6710/
Ngirie678/
Nggura678/
Nghiri677/
Ngurey676/
Ngirai676/
Ngorai675/
Ngiroi673/
Njouri673/
Ng'ori673/
Ngurre673/
N'Gura672/
Nchuri672/
Ngureu671/
Ng'ura671/
Nguret671/
Ngureh671/
Njurui671/
Ngorzi671/
Ngurue671/
Nkgori671/
Ngures671/
Ngorie671/
Ngorri671/
Nghori671/

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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 Nguuri
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