Ouru Surname

90,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ouru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,1301:9,0021,157
Tanzania1241:426,94829,878
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Ouru (1,038) may also be a first name.

Ouru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ouru (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻭﺭﻯ) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 90,339th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,373,454 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouru are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ouru is also the 248,913th most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 1,038 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 5,130 people, or 1 in 9,002. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 30 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 18 percent are found and Migori County, where 15 percent are found. Beside Kenya Ouru exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Ouru Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohuru893,009/
Gouru891,251/
Ourou891,142/
Houru895/
Ourau892/
Ouruj891/
Ouhru891/
Ourru891/
Oru866,617/
Uru862,491/
Gourou802,030/
Ourhou80615/
Gourru80179/
Ourrou80138/
Ouerou8077/
Hourou8037/
Outrup8023/
Ouroux8016/
Ourouh8012/
Ourous8011/
Hourui805/
Gouruy803/
Ouhrou801/
Goueru801/
Ourgou801/
Hourup801/
Oujrou801/
Outrou801/
Hourud800/
Oruç7549,586/
Guru7549,166/
Orru758,963/
Goru755,021/
Orui754,625/
Uruç753,978/
Orus752,552/
Urru752,100/
Urau752,062/
Huru751,588/
Oruh751,415/
Urus75958/
Oruz75835/
Oğru75590/
Urgu75499/
Urup75437/
Orup75333/
Auru75328/
Uruz75294/
Urui75256/
Horu75230/
Uruj75227/
Urut75217/
Uiru75101/
Otru7589/
Orud7583/
Oruj7571/
Oruu7553/
Uruh7545/
Oruğ7542/
Uuru7535/
Uruu7532/
Oiru7531/
Urud7523/
Orut7522/
Euru7518/
Ooru7516/
Utru757/
Uoru757/
Osru756/
Urzu756/
Usru754/
Urhu754/
Ohru754/
Oruy754/
Ueru753/
Ujru753/
Ureu753/
Uruy753/
Oeru752/
Urux751/
Ojru751/
Gourrou73240/
Ourouss73171/
Gourgou73154/
Houerou73119/
Ousrout7396/
Gouerou7375/
Outtrup7321/
Gourhou735/
Ourouts734/
Ouerhui734/
Oujarou734/
Gourheu733/
Houreux732/
Houroux732/
Outrouh732/
Houroud731/
Oujroud731/
Ouyerou731/
Gouérou731/
Ouhrouy731/
Ouergou731/
Eyourou731/
Gurau676,914/
Horuz675,127/
Ayuru672,673/
Gauru672,437/
Gurgu672,352/
Ajuru671,602/
Oyaru671,383/
Oyeru671,363/
Ojoru671,270/
Horus671,137/
Eyoru671,088/
Ijoru67856/
Ejoru67822/
Auruj67486/
Oyiru67438/
Gurru67423/
Utrup67325/
Horup67323/
Hauru67320/
Ojaru67295/
Oweru67194/
Uruch67175/
Ojiru67171/
Hurup67155/
Ouhrouch67136/
Aurus67113/
Oruch67107/
Urhut67106/
Eyuru6799/
Uyaru6783/
Aurut6768/
Uraut6767/
Otrui6767/
Ojeru6766/
Gorui6765/
Ahuru6761/
Hureu6761/
O'Oru6758/
Huruz6752/
Gooru6742/
Iyoru6741/
Uyrus6736/
Uyiru6732/
Horut6730/
Oruut6728/
Oyoru6727/
Autru6727/
Ujaru6726/
Otrus6724/
Hooru6722/
Aurup6722/
Gorru6721/
Hurus6721/
Ayoru6717/
Ajoru6716/
Huruy6715/
Aurud6715/
Hurhu6715/
Gurui6714/
Orush6714/
Hurut6713/
Horru6713/
Uhrus6713/
Hurui6712/
Hurzu6712/
Hurau6711/
Ohruh6710/
Hoiru679/
Osrud679/
Huiru679/
Heuru679/
Guruj677/
Horuş677/
Husru676/
Hurud676/
Huruj676/
Urush675/
Ujoru675/
Orrut675/
Uhruh674/
Ourrouch674/
Horud674/
Houerrou674/
Uyeru674/
Guruy673/
Horui673/
Oorus673/
Utruu673/
Aureu673/
Oruiz673/
Orust673/
Oruuh673/
Uhrup673/
Gurhu672/
Gujru672/
Ouroutch672/
Ohrui672/
Urruh672/
Otrup672/
Șutru672/
Ausru672/
Huuru672/
Ourhouch672/
Oujerout672/
Ouroe672/
Oruss671/
Hurru671/
Hosru671/
Eiuru671/
Euruy671/
Gojru671/
Đurđu671/
Urrau671/
Uyruy671/
Orhuu671/
Urahu671/
Uieru671/
Urreu671/
Hotru671/
Huruh671/
Oruis671/
Orrus671/
Ourrouss671/
Oiaru671/
Oioru671/
Oirus671/
O'rus671/
Ujeru671/
Uruis671/
Urruj671/
Urruz671/
Uraus671/
Uyruş671/
Hajourou671/
Aiuru671/
Oieru671/
Eurus671/
Urrus671/
Orutt670/
Uruss670/
Orudd670/
Urrup670/

Ouru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ouru in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻭﺭﻯwwry-

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Footnotes

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