Waru Surname
Approximately 3,977 people bear this surname
Waru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,295 | 1:102,123 | 10,505 |
| Papua New Guinea | 635 | 1:12,840 | 1,197 |
| Nigeria | 530 | 1:334,232 | 18,224 |
| Uganda | 409 | 1:95,451 | 9,735 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| New Zealand | 268 | 1:16,897 | 2,950 |
| Pakistan | 190 | 1:940,231 | 12,568 |
| New Caledonia | 73 | 1:3,784 | 630 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
| Australia | 54 | 1:499,920 | 37,885 |
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| Solomon Islands | 36 | 1:16,112 | 3,051 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Lebanon | 9 | 1:626,343 | 14,059 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
Waru (1,826) may also be a first name.
Waru Demographics
Waru Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Waru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waru (Hindi: वार्उ, Oriya: ୱାରୁ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Waru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waru? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 115,988th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,832,423 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Waru are found; 30 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 30 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Waru is also the 178,582nd most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 1,826 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,295 people, or 1 in 102,123. In Indonesia Waru is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 34 percent live, South Sulawesi, where 27 percent live and Papua, where 10 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
Waru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Waru has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Waru last name contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Waru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waru in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାରୁ | waru | 62.5 |
| ୱରୁ | waru | 25 |
| ୱାରୁାଇଁ | warua'im | 12.5 |
| Waru in the Hindi language | ||
| वार्उ | var'u | 50 |
| वरू | varu | 50 |
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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 Waru
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