Rurira Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Rurira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rurira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Rurira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rurira (Hindi: रूऱ्र, Marathi: रुरीरा) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rurira? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rurira is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Rurira reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Rurira is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Rurira is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 80 percent live and Muranga County, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rurirai9210/
Rurera8310/
Ruriri831/
Rurura831/
Rourera77109/
Raurire778/
Ririray777/
Rurirez774/
Raurera773/
Ruiriri771/
Roreira771/
Rurairoh7125/
Roerirea716/
Roureiro712/
Rorairaj711/
Reureiri711/
Rurriero711/
Raureiri711/
Rorera6794/
Rurere6764/
Roriro6720/
Roriri6714/
Rirera672/
Rureri671/
Ririrea628/
Roriero622/
Rirerai621/
Ririera621/
Ririerai575/
Ruerrero573/
Ruryoryo571/
Ruttrerer530/
Rorero5011/
Rorere502/
Ririro501/
Rorery500/

Rurira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rurira in the Hindi language
रूऱ्रrurra-
Rurira in the Marathi language
रुरीराrurira-

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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 Rurira
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