Akuro Surname

224,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akuro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akuro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon7061:29,4183,970
Nigeria4951:357,86419,258
Kenya2331:198,19714,514
Uganda2101:185,90115,308
Japan1211:1,056,56420,605
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Akuro (439) may also be a first name.

Akuro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akuro is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akuro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 224,410th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,019,606 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Akuro are found; 39 percent are found in Central Africa and 39 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Akuro is also the 409,203rd most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 439 people.

The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 706 people, or 1 in 29,418. In Cameroon it is most common in: Southwest Region, where 43 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 42 percent reside and Centre Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Kenya, where 13 percent reside.

Akuro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Akuro surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akuroh9113/
Gakuro918/
Hakuro917/
Akuruo916/
Akurot916/
Akuroi915/
Akuiro912/
Akuroo911/
Akuyro911/
Adkuro911/
Akuuro911/
Akourou83353/
Akouros8386/
Askuroh833/
Akuroha833/
Hakouro832/
Akhuroj831/
Akuroit831/
Akourro831/
Akura805,355/
Okuro801,877/
Akoro801,665/
Akiro80873/
Acuro80518/
Ekuro8022/
Aikourou7731/
Akourout776/
Akourrou774/
Askourou772/
Hakourou772/
Addkuroo771/
Akouross771/
Hokuro731,707/
Akoura731,141/
Akhura73219/
Akaura73177/
Aquiro7393/
Hakiro7362/
Gakura7359/
Akcura7358/
Okuroh7340/
Aikoro7336/
Acuros7334/
Akiroh7324/
Aakura7323/
Akurah7323/
Akurga7322/
Hakura7320/
Aikura7315/
Okouro7312/
Akiruo7311/
Hacuro739/
Akkiro737/
Akeura736/
Akorou736/
Akhiro735/
Akoroi735/
Akuira734/
Akuraa734/
Akorro734/
Ekouro733/
Aukura733/
Akhoro732/
Akkura732/
Okurop731/
Ackura731/
Accuro731/
Akuura731/
Ekuruo731/
Akorho731/
Agkura731/
Okuroi731/
Hakoro731/
Gacuro731/
Akiroi731/
Akoero731/
Acuroz731/
Aykoro731/
Okurho731/
Akorzo731/
Achkourou7111/
Akhiroh67402/
Akkoura67143/
Okourou67139/
Hakoura6741/
Haikoro6728/
Akhiero6717/
Gakhura675/
Hakkura675/
Ahakoro674/
Akorhoo674/
Akhurah674/
Ackurat672/
Gakoura672/
Accusro671/
Aiscuro671/
Athkura671/
Akaurah671/
Okouroh671/
Okuroit671/
Àkourou671/
Gokouro671/
Gakurra671/
Akhurat671/
Akhoura671/
Akeuhra671/
Aakoura671/
Accurzo671/
Akauraa671/
Aquirro670/

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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
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  • 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 Akuro
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