Umuro Surname

337,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Umuro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umuro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0361:44,5754,616
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663

Umuro (3,599) may also be a first name.

Umuro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Umuro is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Umuro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 337,980th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,691,961 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Umuro reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 117,927th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 3,599 people.

The surname Umuro is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,036 people, or 1 in 44,575. In Kenya Umuro is most frequent in: Marsabit County, where 98 percent are found, Isiolo County, where 1 percent are found and Meru County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Umuro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umuero91176/
Umuroh9177/
Umuroa919/
Umeuro912/
Ummuro912/
Umauro912/
Umuiro911/
Uemuro911/
Gumuro911/
Umourou831/
Outmuro831/
Umheuro830/
Omuro807,594/
Imuro802,265/
Umoro80730/
Umiro80181/
Umura80114/
Oumourou77104/
Oumaurou771/
Uemura73141,651/
Humura734,256/
Umiroh73422/
Himuro73266/
Gumura7375/
Imuero7335/
Oumura7329/
Umeura7316/
Oumoro737/
Umorou735/
Umoroa735/
Jimuro733/
Humiro733/
Ummura732/
Uymura732/
Homuro732/
Umurad732/
Imouro731/
Imeuro731/
Humoro731/
Oomuro731/
Imauro731/
Goumourou7113/
Houmourou712/
Aumutrout710/
Oumorou674,425/
Huemura6730/
Omourou6722/
Oumoura6717/
Omuirho6711/
Ummiroh678/
Humuura673/
Heumiro672/
Umhoura671/
Gumoura671/
Huumura671/
Huymura671/
Eumaura671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Umuro
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