Zoru Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Zoru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zoru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
India141:54,790,384527,769
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Zoru (274) may also be a first name.

Zoru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zoru (Marathi: ज़ोरु) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zoru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zoru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zoru is the 2,580,327th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. Zoru is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Zoru reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zoru is also the 536,832nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 274 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Zoru is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 65 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 35 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zorou89126/
Zouru8910/
Zorus891/
Zorru891/
Zoreu891/
Zorzu891/
Zorzou80404/
Zourou80393/
Tzorou8043/
Zoirou8026/
Zorouj809/
Zourui803/
Zourus801/
Zhuoru801/
Zoruha801/
Zhorau801/
Zeru7519,337/
Soru753,225/
Zaru751,074/
Zuru75800/
Joru75621/
Coru75172/
Zoró751/
Tzourou73145/
Zoorouj7318/
Zouroup736/
Zourgou735/
Zourouh735/
Zhourui735/
Szourou732/
Zourout732/
Zgourou731/
Zourrou731/
Zouyrou731/
Zhuorui731/
Çoruh674,309/
Zarau672,516/
Zarou671,372/
Zurru67751/
Sorou67476/
Souru67441/
Corru67364/
Zarzu67329/
Sorut67152/
Sorgu67150/
Sooru67145/
Soruç67138/
Shoru6792/
Jorud6788/
Zereu6778/
Corui6776/
Sorus6770/
Choru6769/
Djoru6766/
Sorau6760/
Zarud6750/
Corau6750/
Zerau6748/
Dzaru6744/
Zarus6741/
Soruş6740/
Soruh6737/
Zarut6736/
Jorus6735/
Sotru6728/
Zarup6726/
Zeeru6722/
Zoroe6722/
Zaruz6722/
Jouru6720/
Zaeru6718/
Soiru6714/
Jorru6713/
Jorup6712/
Zargu6711/
Coruț6711/
Zauru6710/
Zahru6710/
Coreu6710/
Dzeru6710/
Zerru679/
Jorou678/
Sorup677/
Dzhorzhu676/
Soreu676/
Hsoru676/
Sorui676/
Jorau675/
Jhoru674/
Zheru674/
Zarui674/
Sorru674/
Jotru674/
Coruy673/
Zuuru673/
Zuiru673/
Zaruj673/
Zerui673/
Corzu672/
Couru672/
Tsoru672/
Corou672/
Joreu672/
Tzourrou672/
Jorui672/
Jorut672/
Jooru671/
Josru671/
Zoroo671/
Zehru671/
Zatru671/
Soyru671/
Ssoru671/
Zaruy671/
Jjoru671/
Zaruu671/
Zurou671/
Zurui671/
Zurzu671/
Zérou671/
Sohru671/
Cooru671/
Zgaru671/
Zhuru671/
Zurgu671/
Soruj671/
Zaruh671/
Zarhu671/

Zoru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zoru in the Marathi language
ज़ोरुzoru-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zoru
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