Souru Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Souru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Souru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3421:5,9431,233
Finland411:134,06612,676
India191:40,371,862445,856
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Souru (314) may also be a first name.

Souru Last Name Facts

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

Souru (Hindi: सौरू, Marathi: सौरू) is found most in Lesotho. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Souru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 676,370th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Souru are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Souru is also the 495,703rd most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 314 people.

The surname Souru is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 342 people, or 1 in 5,943. In Lesotho Souru is mostly found in: Berea District, where 61 percent live, Leribe District, where 22 percent live and Mohale's Hoek District, where 12 percent live. Barring Lesotho this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 9 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Souru Last Name Statistics demography

Souru earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.55% less than the national average, earning R 138,888 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sourou9114,365/
Shouru9140/
Souruy9110/
Sgouru912/
Sourus911/
Sourup911/
Suru897,963/
Soru893,225/
Sourgou833,497/
Sgourou83824/
Shourou8322/
Souroup8315/
Shourup836/
Sourhou836/
Szourou832/
Souroud832/
Souraud832/
Souerou831/
Souïrou831/
Sourouh831/
Souroux831/
Sourrou831/
Sayouru831/
Sourush831/
Soutrup830/
Suruy804,208/
Suruj802,570/
Suuru80895/
Surui80780/
Surau80545/
Suruz80459/
Suruç80378/
Surus80362/
Sutru80339/
Suruh80324/
Sauru80208/
Surup80197/
Shuru80195/
Surut80184/
Sorut80152/
Sooru80145/
Soruç80138/
Shoru8092/
Suiru8090/
Surru8080/
Sorus8070/
Seuru8062/
Siuru8057/
Surud8051/
Surgu8045/
Suruu8042/
Soruş8040/
Soruh8037/
Sotru8028/
Soiru8014/
Zouru8010/
Sorup807/
Hsoru806/
Sorui806/
Suyru805/
Sorru804/
Sueru803/
Suruí803/
Suhru801/
Soyru801/
Ssoru801/
Sohru801/
Ssuru801/
Sureu801/
Suruś801/
Soruj801/
Surux801/
Schourup7742/
Souroush772/
Sayourou771/
Suruiz73489/
Zourou73393/
Suraud73154/
Shurup73101/
Saurus7381/
Susrud7359/
Saureu7353/
Shauru7345/
Soorus7336/
Shurui7330/
Suraux7330/
Surush7326/
Sorush7324/
Suhrau7323/
Soruiz7323/
Sahuru7319/
Sjorup7317/
Sootru7316/
Soruis7316/
Sottru7315/
Shuruy7313/
Shurut7312/
Saurau7310/
Shorup739/
Chouru738/
Saurup738/
Siorus736/
Shurau736/
Sauruz734/
Shuruj734/
Soirus734/
Shuhru733/
Sajuru733/
Zourui733/
Seureu732/
Suyaru732/
Sojoru732/
Schoru732/
Surahu731/
Soruch731/
Soorut731/
Sooruy731/
Shorud731/
Shorus731/
Suhrup731/
Suorup731/
Sureus731/
Suruhe731/
Suruph731/
Suutru731/
Saurut731/
Suiaru731/
Suirau731/
Siorut731/
Shooru731/
Shureu731/
Shuuru731/
Sayoru731/
Surgau731/
Suruis731/
Shuruh731/
Suerau731/
Shuruz731/
Sheuru730/
Saru6737,838/
Zuru67800/
Chourou67318/
Surault67283/
Suttrup67229/
Zoru6756/
Surhuch6753/
Schurau6733/
Xuru6719/
Schurut6714/
Sottrup6712/
Chourau6712/
Geesuru677/
Sahurau677/
Sorusch676/
Shahuru676/
Sauraut676/
Sjurrud676/
Surusch676/
Shurahu675/
Soró675/
Zourouh675/
Shurhut675/
Shuuruy674/
Zouerou672/
Shurush672/
Schurus671/
Soisrud671/
Shohruh671/
Shoirud671/
Suraush671/
Shuerau671/
Zourrou671/
Shooruu671/
Shorush671/
Sautrau671/
Shuuruh671/
Sojirut671/
Schorup670/
Schoruz670/
Shurrau670/

Souru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Souru in the Hindi language
सौरूsauru-
Souru in the Marathi language
सौरूsauru75
सोयरुsoyaru25

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