Ururu Surname
Approximately 806 people bear this surname
Ururu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 316 | 1:48,855 | 7,481 |
| Papua New Guinea | 259 | 1:31,482 | 3,630 |
| Nigeria | 189 | 1:937,263 | 40,304 |
| Solomon Islands | 23 | 1:25,219 | 4,941 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Ururu (61) may also be a first name.
Ururu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ururu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ururu (Hindi: उरूरू, Marathi: उरुऊर्) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Ururu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ururu? popularity and diffusion
Ururu is the 428,270th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 9,041,620 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Ururu are found; 39 percent are found in Southern Africa and 39 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 61 people.
The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 316 people, or 1 in 48,855. In Zimbabwe Ururu is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 40 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 37 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 18 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent are found and Nigeria, where 23 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gururu | 91 | 14 | / |
| Hururu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Utruru | 91 | 7 | / |
| Uyruyru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uhyruru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uerueru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hururau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goururu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gurureu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oruru | 80 | 2,109 | / |
| Iruru | 80 | 150 | / |
| Uriru | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ourourou | 77 | 136 | / |
| Hiruru | 73 | 32 | / |
| Irureu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Orurau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Orurou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orurui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iruiru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ururoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uriruh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiruru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gourourou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Urirau | 55 | 14 | / |
| Urguru | 55 | 1 | / |
| Orhurhu | 50 | 96 | / |
| Irhurhu | 50 | 28 | / |
| Huiriru | 50 | 2 | / |
Ururu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ururu in the Hindi language | ||
| उरूरू | ururu | - |
| Ururu in the Marathi language | ||
| उरुऊर् | uru'ur | - |
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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 Ururu
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