Ururu Surname

428,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ururu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ururu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3161:48,8557,481
Papua New Guinea2591:31,4823,630
Nigeria1891:937,26340,304
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

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

Ururu (Hindi: उरूरू, Marathi: उरुऊर्) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ururu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 428,270th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,041,620 people. The last name Ururu is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Ururu live; 39 percent live in Southern Africa and 39 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ururu is also the 1,257,960th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 61 people.

The last name Ururu is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 316 people, or 1 in 48,855. In Zimbabwe Ururu is most frequent 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. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent are found and Nigeria, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gururu9114/
Hururu9111/
Utruru917/
Uyruyru831/
Uhyruru831/
Uerueru831/
Hururau831/
Goururu831/
Gurureu831/
Oruru802,109/
Iruru80150/
Uriru809/
Ourourou77136/
Hiruru7332/
Irureu735/
Orurau734/
Orurou731/
Orurui731/
Iruiru731/
Ururoo731/
Uriruh731/
Jiruru731/
Gourourou714/
Urirau5514/
Urguru551/
Orhurhu5096/
Irhurhu5028/
Huiriru502/

Ururu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ururu in the Hindi language
उरूरूururu-
Ururu in the Marathi language
उरुऊर्uru'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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  • 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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