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 surname Oguru is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oguru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 304,336th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,853,451 people. Oguru is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Oguru live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oguru is also the 832,731st most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 125 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 718 people, or 1 in 246,717. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bayelsa, where 35 percent reside, Rivers, where 26 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found 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 surname is primarily 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
  • 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 Oguru
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