Duru is both an Igbo and Turkish surname. In Igboland, specifically Imo state, it is very common, being a traditional prefix for the master of a homestead;Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, 2022 while in Turkish it means "lucid". These two meanings are unrelated.
Notable people Alfred Duru (1829–1889), French playwright and operetta librettist Ali Ersan Duru (born 1984), Turkish actor Djustice Sears-Duru (born 1994), Canadian rugby union player Ebube Duru (born 1999), Nigerian football player Francis Duru (born 1969), Nigerian actor İsmail Hakkı Duru (born 1946), Turkish theoretical physicist Joan Duru (born 1989), French surfer Leo Duru (born 2005), American soccer player Nükhet Duru (born 1954), Turkish singer Sandra Duru-Eluobi (born 1982), Nigerian businesswoman Welcome Duru (1933–2009), South African actor, boxing promoter, composer, musician and politician
See also
Duru (disambiguation) Duru Shah, Indian gynaecologist and academic Duru–Kleinert transformation, named after İsmail Hakkı Duru and Hagen Kleinert
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