Wuruwuru Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wuruwuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuruwuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393

Wuruwuru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wuruwuru Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wuruwuru occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wuruwuru.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuruwuru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,168,711th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wuruwuru are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 2,330,826. In Nigeria Wuruwuru is most prevalent in: Borno, where 99 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.

Wuruwuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buruwuru8838/
Waruwuru883/
Wururu862/
Wurwuro801/
Buruvuru7578/
Vuruvuru7576/
Buruburu7570/
Waruwaru7534/
Woruworu752/
Weruweru752/
Wurewure751/
Wuraru714/
Waruiru672,355/
Wuruyor6711/
Waruwar673/
Waruaru671/
Bouroubourou607/

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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 Wuruwuru
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