Wuru Surname
Approximately 461 people bear this surname
Wuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 309 | 1:573,278 | 27,744 |
| Indonesia | 102 | 1:1,296,561 | 90,231 |
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wuru (120) may also be a first name.
Wuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wuru occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wuru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wuru is the 654,010th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,808,126 people. The last name Wuru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Wuru live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 852,104th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 120 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 309 people, or 1 in 573,278. In Nigeria Wuru is most numerous in: Delta, where 39 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 15 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Wuru is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wauru | 89 | 112 | / |
| Wurui | 89 | 10 | / |
| Wurau | 89 | 6 | / |
| Wurou | 89 | 6 | / |
| Wurru | 89 | 4 | / |
| Wourou | 80 | 68 | / |
| Wahuru | 80 | 21 | / |
| Waurou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waurus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buru | 75 | 4,046 | / |
| Woru | 75 | 1,697 | / |
| Wiru | 75 | 450 | / |
| Vuru | 75 | 220 | / |
| Wouroup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Burau | 67 | 2,363 | / |
| Burui | 67 | 1,025 | / |
| Burru | 67 | 503 | / |
| Vuruş | 67 | 371 | / |
| Bureu | 67 | 182 | / |
| Bouru | 67 | 170 | / |
| Burou | 67 | 79 | / |
| Wirui | 67 | 61 | / |
| Bauru | 67 | 52 | / |
| Buyru | 67 | 40 | / |
| Buhru | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wieru | 67 | 31 | / |
| Burhu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Uhoru | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vurau | 67 | 21 | / |
| Buruj | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wooru | 67 | 19 | / |
| Veuru | 67 | 13 | / |
| Worru | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vurus | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vurru | 67 | 6 | / |
| Buiru | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vuuru | 67 | 5 | / |
| Worui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buruy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vauru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vurud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wworu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiruh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vouru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woruu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wautrous | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wuru
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