Where is Nuru from?

My guess is...

Tanzania

flag of Tanzania

95%

Nigeria

flag of Nigeria

5%

I'm 63% certain Nuru is Male.

According to a dataset of 275, the average Nuru is around 36 years old.


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Learn about the name Nuru

Meaning of the name Nuru

Means "light" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic نور (nur).

Characteristics of the name Nuru

OriginsEastern African, Swahili
GenderFeminine

How do we know this about Nuru

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.