Uguru Surname

28,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uguru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uguru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria18,5701:9,5391,045
Togo4201:17,2575,159
United States471:7,711,892346,147
India411:18,708,912282,725
England121:4,643,172139,951
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Uguru (2,298) may also be a first name.

Uguru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uguru (Hindi: ुगुरू, Oriya: ଉଗୁରୁ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Uguru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uguru? popularity and diffusion

Uguru is the 28,116th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 381,148 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Uguru reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uguru is also the 155,511th most frequently used forename on earth, held by 2,298 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18,570 people, or 1 in 9,539. In Nigeria Uguru is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 72 percent live, Abia, where 10 percent live and Cross River, where 3 percent live. Beside Nigeria Uguru is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Uguru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Uguru are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

Uguru earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.43% less than the national average, earning $39,513 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unguru91990/
Guguru9116/
Auguru918/
Ugurus917/
Uguruy914/
Ugurou911/
Ughuru911/
Uguruh911/
Uuguru911/
Huguru911/
Ouguru911/
Euguru911/
Ugouru911/
Hunguru8353/
Ungurau832/
Ounguru831/
Uinguru831/
Oguru801,245/
Iguru80289/
Ugoru80171/
Ugiru802/
Ougourou773/
Jiguru73218/
Oghuru735/
Ughoru734/
Hugiru733/
Ighuru732/
Ooguru731/
Oguruh731/
Ugoruh731/
Ogauru731/
Gougourou7133/
Hunggurui716/
Hougourgou671/
Ugguroo671/
Huggiru671/
Ogoru60380/
Igiru6063/
Ogoruh5514/
Oghoru556/
Ogorru551/
Ogoruu551/

Uguru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uguru in the Oriya language
ଉଗୁରୁuguru66.67
ଊଗୁରୁuguru33.33
Uguru in the Hindi language
ुगुरूuguru50
ुगुरुuguru25
ूगूरूuguru25

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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 Uguru
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