Abakuru Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Abakuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Abakuru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588

Abakuru (18) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Abakuru Demographics

Abakuru Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 20 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Abakuru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abakuru occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Abakuru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abakuru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abakuru is the 1,628,521st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Abakuru reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abakuru is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 18 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 2,084,032. In Nigeria Abakuru is mostly found in: Borno, where 88 percent live, Yobe, where 9 percent live and Gombe, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Abakuru exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 22 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 9 percent live.

Abakuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Abakuru surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abgakuru933/
A'Bakuru931/
Obakuru8613/
Abekuru862/
Abakoru862/
O'Bakuru801/
Ebekuru7114/
Aboukourou7112/
Obokuru711/
Aboukourouy671/
Obokoru571/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abakuru
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