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

The last name Nuuru (Hindi: नुूरू) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuuru? popularity and diffusion

Nuuru is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. Nuuru 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 commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 1,155 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda Nuuru is most frequent in: Kabarole District, where 27 percent are found, Kampala District, where 18 percent are found and Rukungiri District, where 9 percent are found. Besides Uganda Nuuru occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

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
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  • 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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