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 carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akuru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akuru is the 159,909th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,671,388 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Akuru live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 698,971st most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 171 people.
The surname Akuru is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,293 people, or 1 in 30,193. In Uganda Akuru is primarily found in: Arua District, where 49 percent are found, Yumbe District, where 21 percent are found and Nebbi District, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Akuru occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 30 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.
Akuru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding 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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