Nuuru Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nuuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
India131:59,005,029552,550
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nuuru (1,155) may also be a first name.

Nuuru Last Name Facts

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

Nuuru (Hindi: नुूरू) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuuru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Nuuru live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nuuru is also the 234,052nd most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 1,155 people.

The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kabarole District, where 27 percent live, Kampala District, where 18 percent live and Rukungiri District, where 9 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nnuuru914/
Nauuru911/
Nuru89110,280/
Nguru806,675/
Nurus80280/
Nouru80278/
Nurue80236/
Nauru80138/
Nurut80118/
Nhuru8081/
Nuuri8042/
Nuruh8032/
Neuru8015/
Nurud8015/
Nnuru8011/
Nurru808/
Nutru806/
Nurup806/
Nuruz806/
Nuruj803/
Nurui803/
Nuhru803/
Nuruu802/
Nurux801/
Nuruy801/
Nusru801/
Nuiru801/
Nourou734,370/
Nurush7343/
Nahuru7320/
Ngurru7314/
Naurus7310/
Nauruz737/
Ngauru736/
Nusrut733/
Nurudd733/
Nuruch732/
Nurrus731/
Naurud731/
Nouruz731/
Nuruid731/
Nuttru731/
Nutrux731/
Nurruy731/
Nuirut731/
Niru672,574/
Nourouz671,236/
Noru67659/
Nautrup67270/
Nouraud67182/
Ngourou67124/
Noureux67109/
Nouroud6710/
Naureus674/
Nourush672/
Gnourou672/
Nourouh672/
Naurouz671/
Nutrush671/
Gnaurou671/
Neuhrus671/
Neuraus671/
Nourout671/
Nourrou671/
Neutrup670/

Nuuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuuru in the Hindi language
नुूरूnuuru50
नुूरुnuuru50

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nuuru
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