Tamuru Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Tamuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Tamuru (25) may also be a first name.

Tamuru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tamuru (Oriya: ତାମୁରୁ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamuru? popularity and diffusion

Tamuru is the 4,649,889th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Tamuru live; 44 percent live in Southeast Asia and 44 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tamuru is also the 2,136,160th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname Tamuru is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 16,531,149. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Sulawesi, where 50 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 38 percent are found and Southeast Sulawesi, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tammuru9233/
Taimuru9216/
Tamguru922/
Tatmuru921/
Thamuru921/
Thammuru866/
Tamiru83116,021/
Temuru83215/
Tomuru838/
Tamoru831/
Thomuru774/
Thamiru771/
Themuru771/
Tomourou715/
Thommuru712/
Tammuroo711/
Temiru6710/
Toumourou675/
Toumgourou631/
Tomoruh626/
Tomuroo623/
Tamoreu622/
Thamirou571/

Tamuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamuru in the Oriya language
ତାମୁରୁtamuru50
ତମୁରୁtamuru50

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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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  • 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 Tamuru
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