Waguru Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Waguru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 1:48,336 | 9,616 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Waguru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waguru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waguru occurs in The Solomon Islands more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waguru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 68 percent of Waguru are found; 68 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 43 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania.
This last name is most prevalent in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 48,336. In The Solomon Islands Waguru is primarily found in: Makira Province, where 100 percent reside. Other than The Solomon Islands this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside and Tanzania, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiguru | 92 | 1,310 | / |
| Wang'uru | 86 | 2 | / |
| Baguru | 83 | 51 | / |
| Vaguru | 83 | 16 | / |
| Wagiru | 83 | 10 | / |
| Uaguru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vanguru | 77 | 1,045 | / |
| Bagguru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waigiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veaguru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bajguru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bagourou | 71 | 24 | / |
| Vanguuru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vangurui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaanguru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongauru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veguru | 67 | 1,042 | / |
| Boguru | 67 | 47 | / |
| Voguru | 67 | 7 | / |
| Baggourou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bogguru | 62 | 163 | / |
| Vonguru | 62 | 140 | / |
| Beiguru | 62 | 13 | / |
| Veguuru | 62 | 8 | / |
| Booguru | 62 | 3 | / |
| Veiguru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vagirru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vagooru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vaguroo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bogourou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bogguuru | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bougourou | 53 | 159 | / |
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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 Waguru
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