Akuruga Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Akuruga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Akuruga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akuruga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akuruga is found most in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akuruga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Akuruga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akuruga reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Adjumani District, where 89 percent live, Buikwe District, where 5 percent live and Moyo District, where 5 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akurunga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akurugo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akiruga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akurogha | 80 | 14 | / |
| Hakuruge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akurigo | 71 | 277 | / |
| Okoruga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akiriga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akurogi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okurugo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akorugo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okorouga | 67 | 119 | / |
| Akuroghe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Okurugho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okuruego | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okorugha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eikiruga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okurogha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okorougha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akoroge | 57 | 1 | / |
| Okoroga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Akorogo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Okiriga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Okorugo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Okorougo | 53 | 319 | / |
| Akorogie | 53 | 26 | / |
| Akorogho | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aikorogie | 50 | 102 | / |
| Aikorogey | 50 | 5 | / |
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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 Akuruga
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