Nuru is used as a family name or surname in Tanzania. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Nuru
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Tanzania
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Nuru

How popular is Nuru?

Nuru is common in Tanzania.

Nuru is ranked 10830 on our list.

There are about 166 people in US who wears Nuru as surname and ranked 107134 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 1 per 1 million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010
Black 92.17
White 3.01
Nuru is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ethiopia which signifies that it is originated from Ethiopia. Around 49563 people have been found who wears Nuru as their family name. Nuru is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
15,185 Nigeria9
60,971 Kyrgyzstan6
9,053 Senegal5
4,997 Bangladesh4
90,215 Germany3
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
5,298 Botswana2
65,594 Belgium2
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
131,225 Spain2
880 Djibouti1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
7,790 Zambia1
13,447 Uganda1
277,603 France1
28,746 Algeria1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
17,575 Kuwait1
3,275 Nepal1
118,015 Netherlands1
47,891 Norway1
24,176 Qatar1
40,340 Malaysia1
36,678 Singapore1
5,589 Sudan1
81,201 Switzerland1
25,746 Finland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
107,506 England27
9,954 Azerbaijan21
124,653 Canada20
406,964 Russia14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
16,052 Sweden58
Countries with hundreds of Nuru:
6,252 Kenya863
5,019 Ghana559
159,410 United States125
Countries with thousands of Nuru:
6,221 Indonesia2,200
32,661 India1,092
Countries with ten thousands of Nuru:
385 Ethiopia32,738
461 Tanzania11,760
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Nuru Namesakes

  • Khandaker Nurul Alam, Film Score Composer
  • Alanis Nurulizah, Abdee Negara's daughter
  • Annisa Nurul Shanty, VJ
  • Haji Nurul Islam, Politician
  • Sara Nuru, Model
  • Setia Nurul Muliawati Fawzi, Ikang Fawzi's mother
  • Sara Nuru, Model
  • Asih Nurul Sadarijah Gita, Said Djauharsjah Jenie's daughter
  • Haji Nurul Islam, Politician
  • Mohammad Nurul Huda, Poet

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