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In the entire world, Nuru (Nuru
, نورو
) is a widespread unisex forename. The first name Nuru is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is a common mostly girly, but infrequently male name, Ethiopia, where it is quite a common unisex name, and Oman. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Nigeria. Likewise, Nuru is the last name as well as the forename.