Akuru Surname
Approximately 2,728 people bear this surname
Akuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,293 | 1:30,193 | 4,110 |
| Nigeria | 816 | 1:217,087 | 12,866 |
| India | 209 | 1:3,670,169 | 102,657 |
| Papua New Guinea | 204 | 1:39,969 | 4,849 |
| Kenya | 145 | 1:318,482 | 19,707 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Akuru (171) may also be a first name.
Akuru Demographics
Akuru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akuru (Hindi: अकुरु, Marathi: अकुरु, Oriya: ଆକୁରୁ) is most common in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Akuru.
How Common Is The Last Name Akuru? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 159,909th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,671,388 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Akuru are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 698,971st most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 171 people.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,293 people, or 1 in 30,193. In Uganda it is most common in: Arua District, where 49 percent reside, Yumbe District, where 21 percent reside and Nebbi District, where 7 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.
Akuru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akuru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akuru in the Hindi language | ||
| अकुरु | akuru | - |
| Akuru in the Marathi language | ||
| अकुरु | akuru | - |
| Akuru in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆକୁରୁ | akuru | 96.97 |
| ଅକୁରୁ | akuru | 3.03 |
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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 Akuru
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