Oguru Surname

304,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oguru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oguru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7181:246,71714,287
Uganda3071:127,16411,840
India2031:3,778,647104,625
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Oguru (125) may also be a first name.

Oguru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oguru is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Oguru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oguru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 304,336th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,853,451 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Oguru are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oguru is also the 832,731st most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 125 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 718 people, or 1 in 246,717. In Nigeria Oguru is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 35 percent reside, Rivers, where 26 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 12 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.

Oguru Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onguru91848/
Goguru9149/
Oghuru915/
Oguuru914/
Oguruh911/
Ogauru911/
Ogurus911/
Ouguru911/
Ooguru911/
O'Guru911/
Onguuru836/
Goiguru835/
Gogguru834/
Ounguru831/
Ong'uru831/
Uguru8019,120/
Aguru802,435/
Eguru80780/
Ogoru80380/
Ogiru805/
Ongourou7711/
Ougourou773/
Unguru73990/
Anguru73786/
Aaguru73103/
Aghuru7349/
Agurut7324/
Guguru7316/
Haguru7316/
Ogoruh7314/
Akguru7312/
Oguroo7311/
Agauru738/
Gaguru738/
Auguru738/
Ugurus737/
Oghoru736/
Ogooru735/
Eeguru734/
Aguuru734/
Uguruy734/
Aeguru732/
Egguru732/
Uuguru731/
Eghuru731/
Ogoruu731/
Agurus731/
Ughuru731/
Ugurou731/
Agurup731/
Euguru731/
Egurou731/
Ogorru731/
Huguru731/
Uguruh731/
Ugouru731/
Gougourou7133/
Agourou6767/
Hunguru6753/
Angguru6722/
Gagguru679/
Haeguru675/
Aaguuru674/
Anguuru673/
Ungurau672/
Hanguru671/
Hougourgou671/
Gagouru671/
Aghurhu671/
Uinguru671/
Hegguru671/
Aguurut671/

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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 Oguru
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