Nuru Surname

5,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Nuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia72,6021:1,344238
Tanzania16,9951:3,115434
Nigeria10,3251:17,1571,633
Indonesia2,4581:53,8045,977
Kenya2,0921:22,0752,527
Pakistan1,2861:138,9143,891
India8051:952,87640,762
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
DR Congo7391:99,97211,221
Uganda6661:58,6186,845
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Somalia4901:27,4531,466
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
England251:2,228,72284,230
Finland201:274,83520,939
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Azerbaijan121:804,09413,104
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nuru (276,148) may also be a first name.

Nuru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nuru (Bengali: নুরু, Georgian: ნურუ, Hindi: नूरु, Marathi: नुरु, Oriya: ନୁରୁ, Russian: Нуру, Tibetan: ནུ་རུ་) occurs most in Ethiopia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,133rd most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 66,082 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Nuru are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Nuru is also the 3,806th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 276,148 people.

It is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 72,602 people, or 1 in 1,344. Apart from Ethiopia it occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Nuru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nuru has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nuru surname grew 12,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nuru last name is predominantly Christian (60%) in Kenya and Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Nuru surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nuru earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 20.09% less than the national average, earning $34,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.69% less than the national average, earning $40,396 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguru896,675/
Nurus89280/
Nouru89278/
Nauru89138/
Nurut89118/
Nhuru8981/
Nurau8955/
Nuuru8942/
Nuruh8932/
Nurud8915/
Neuru8915/
Nnuru8911/
Nurhu8910/
Nurru898/
Nutru896/
Nurup896/
Nuruz896/
Nuhru893/
Nuruj893/
Nurui893/
Nurou892/
Nuruu892/
Nurux891/
Nuruy891/
Nusru891/
Nuiru891/
Nourou804,370/
Nurush8043/
Nahuru8020/
Ngurru8014/
Naurus8010/
Nauruz807/
Ngauru806/
Nnuuru804/
Nusrut803/
Nurudd803/
Nuruch802/
Nutrux801/
Nurhud801/
Nuttru801/
Nurruy801/
Nauuru801/
Nurouz801/
Nurrus801/
Nuruid801/
Nouruz801/
Naurud801/
Nuirut801/
Nurous800/
Niru752,574/
Noru75659/
Nourouz731,236/
Nautrup73270/
Nouraud73182/
Ngourou73124/
Noureux73109/
Nurzhau7345/
Nouroud7310/
Naureus734/
Nourouh732/
Nourush732/
Gnourou732/
Neuhrus731/
Neuraus731/
Naurouz731/
Gnaurou731/
Nutrush731/
Nourrou731/
Nourout731/
Nutraus730/
Neutrup730/
Nooru67417/
Nuroo6732/
Neurouth6721/
Nourault6716/
Nirui679/
Nniru674/
Nihru673/
Norui672/
N'Gourou672/
Ngourgou671/
Noruu671/
Nouroush671/
Nieru671/
Nnoru671/
Niruh671/
Niruy671/

Nuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuru in the Georgian language
ნურუnuru-
Nuru in the Tibetan language
ནུ་རུ་nuru-
Nuru in the Oriya language
ନୁରୁnuru94.98
ନୂରୁnuru1.37
ନୁରnura0.91
ନୁରୂnuru0.91
ନରୁnaru0.46
ନୁଋnu'r0.46
ନାୁରୁnauru0.46
Nuru in the Marathi language
नुरुnuru86.97
नुरूnuru5.75
नूरुnuru3.45
नूरूnuru3.07
नुंरूnunru0.38
Nuru in the Bengali language
নুরুnuru84.81
নূরুnuru12.66
নুরnura1.27
ণুরুnuru1.27
Nuru in the Hindi language
नूरुnuru33.33
नुरूnuru32.81
नूरूnuru29.5
नुरुnuru4.09
नीरूniru0.26
Nuru in the Russian language
Нуруnuru-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nuru
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