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 most common in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Umuro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 337,980th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 6,691,961 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Umuro live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Umuro is also the 117,927th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 3,599 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,036 people, or 1 in 44,575. In Kenya Umuro is mostly found in: Marsabit County, where 98 percent live, Isiolo County, where 1 percent live and Meru County, where 1 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Umuro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Umuro surname is principally 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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