Tunguru Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Tunguru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Tunguru (385) may also be a first name.
Tunguru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tunguru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tunguru (Oriya: ଟୁୁରୁ) is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tunguru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,532,898th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Tunguru is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Tunguru reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Tunguru is also the 441,679th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 385 people.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Tunguru is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 90 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 10 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent are found and Uganda, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuguru | 92 | 38 | / |
| Tunuru | 92 | 23 | / |
| Thung'uru | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tonguru | 86 | 16 | / |
| Tungoru | 86 | 14 | / |
| Thunuru | 86 | 7 | / |
| Thuguru | 86 | 4 | / |
| Tounuru | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tugurau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tumguru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thughuru | 80 | 9 | / |
| Thunnuru | 80 | 3 | / |
| Thouguru | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thonguru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Toguru | 77 | 853 | / |
| Tonuru | 77 | 10 | / |
| Tugoru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tougourou | 75 | 7 | / |
| Tunooru | 71 | 21 | / |
| Thonuru | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ttoguru | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tooguru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tonnuru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Taugoru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toumgourou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toonuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toguuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thunuroo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Togourou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thogguru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thonggoru | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tonoru | 62 | 1 | / |
Tunguru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tunguru in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟୁୁରୁ | tuuru | 92.92 |
| ଟୁୁରୁାଇଁ | tuurua'im | 3.54 |
| ଟୁଂଗୁରୁ | tunguru | 0.44 |
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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 Tunguru
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