Omuru Surname

436,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Omuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6141:288,50616,217
Papua New Guinea811:100,66313,542
Uganda731:534,78529,774
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Omuru (108) may also be a first name.

Omuru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omuru is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omuru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Omuru is the 436,668th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 9,271,687 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Omuru live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omuru is also the 904,892nd most widely held given name in the world, borne by 108 people.

Omuru is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 614 people, or 1 in 288,506. In Nigeria Omuru is primarily found in: Benue, where 40 percent reside, Delta, where 16 percent reside and Edo, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Omuru exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside and Uganda, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gomuru9135/
Omguru9122/
Omurut913/
Omuiru912/
Omouru911/
Omourou8322/
Goomuru831/
Umuru802,124/
Omoru801,457/
Amuru80957/
Emuru80487/
Omiru80163/
Oumourou77104/
Oumaurou771/
Gumuru73270/
Aamuru7349/
Amuruz7334/
Asmuru7334/
Umauru7333/
Ameuru7332/
Hamuru7331/
Omoruy7328/
Amurou7325/
Ammuru7324/
Ummuru7320/
Emurau7320/
Atmuru7315/
Gamuru7310/
Emmuru737/
Amuuru736/
Amurau733/
Umouru733/
Oumoru732/
Humuru732/
Amurut732/
Amuruh731/
Omorui731/
Umuruh731/
Umurgu731/
Ahmuru731/
Uomoru731/
Usmuru731/
Utmuru731/
Amusru731/
Amauru731/
Amguru731/
Goumourou7113/
Houmourou712/
Amourou67169/
Gumuruh6717/
Athmuru675/
Hummuru673/
Aamuuru673/
Asmurud673/
Houmoru671/
Humauru671/
Ammouru671/
Aatmuru671/
Gummuru671/
Umourou671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Omuru
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