Akiru Surname

67,835th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Akiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,2531:8,7911,141
Uganda1,2731:30,6674,165
Papua New Guinea5251:15,5311,514
Nigeria2711:653,66330,600
India51:153,413,076951,030
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Akiru (2,583) may also be a first name.

Akiru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akiru is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akiru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 67,835th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 994,208 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Akiru are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Akiru is also the 144,780th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 2,583 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5,253 people, or 1 in 8,791. In Kenya Akiru is most common in: Turkana County, where 49 percent reside, Samburu County, where 13 percent reside and Busia County, where 8 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.

Akiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akieru9196/
Akirou9124/
Hakiru9116/
Aikiru9113/
Akhiru918/
Akairu917/
Gakiru911/
Askiru911/
Akiruz911/
Aakiru911/
Akkiru911/
Akirui911/
Akirush8326/
Hakirou833/
Akireut832/
Akhieru831/
Ekiru8014,966/
Okiru806,082/
Akuru802,728/
Akeru80726/
Aciru80556/
Ashkirou777/
Akkairou771/
Akkuru73163/
Achiru7379/
Okieru7359/
Aikuru7339/
Aekuru7325/
Eakuru7318/
Akcuru7310/
Aakuru739/
Hakuru739/
Akeuru735/
Ekirui734/
Akuruh732/
Akurui732/
Akuuru732/
Akerud732/
Akhuru732/
Akerou732/
Akeeru732/
Gakeru731/
Aquiru731/
Okiruh731/
Acirou731/
Akerui731/
Aikeru731/
Okoiru731/
Okeiru731/
Hakeru731/
Okirau731/
Aukuru731/
Achirou675,729/
Askerud67127/
Okierou6799/
Akyrush6723/
Askerup6720/
Ackerup6716/
Hakurau679/
Haikuru678/
Akereut677/
Gokirou675/
Ackerud674/
Akeroud672/
Aketrou671/
Haakuru671/
Aikerau671/
Akerout671/
Akerush671/
Hakerou671/
Hacirou671/
Ahcirou671/

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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 Akiru
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