Nyururu Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyururu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyururu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1461:316,30119,644
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyururu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyururu occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyururu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyururu is the 1,453,389th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyururu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 316,301. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 38 percent are found, Muranga County, where 25 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 24 percent are found. Other than Kenya Nyururu exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Nyururu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nyururu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyaururu9311/
Nyaruru864/
Nyurura863/
Nyoruru861/
Njururu861/
Nruru8338/
Nurur837/
Nyaruiru80371/
Naruru7732/
Noruru7728/
Nyarur779/
Pnurur776/
Nureru773/
Nrureu772/
Nurura771/
Nur-Ur771/
Nurure771/
Nourourou751/
Nyaruwiru751/
Nrur731/
Nyaruri71600/
Nourour7121/
Nurhuri7111/
Nurheru718/
Nururoh717/
Neuruhr713/
Nyarure713/
Nweruru712/
Nyureri711/
Narurua711/
Nayarur711/
Neurura711/
Nerur6728/
Nurar6722/
Nurer6721/
Nwaeruru6714/
Narur679/
Nyarurya679/
Nurir676/
Nurhr674/
Nyairuri673/
Nwairuru673/
Nwearuru673/
Nyrar672/
Nourouri672/
Nuror671/
Nurhairu671/
Nyarurwo671/
Nyaurire671/
Nyrir671/
Nirur671/
Nyuroiro671/
Nnyerura671/
Naruarua671/
Nwaruoru671/
Nyuyreri671/
Nyarurii671/
Naureure671/

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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 Nyururu
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