Akuruk Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akuruk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Akuruk Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Akuruk (48) may also be a first name.

Akuruk Last Name Facts

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

Akuruk is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akuruk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Akuruk is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akuruk live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 48 people.

The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 2,168,849. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kotido District, where 56 percent are found, Amuria District, where 33 percent are found and Katakwi District, where 6 percent are found. Besides Uganda Akuruk is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 32 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akuruke9237/
Akkuyruk8630/
Okuruk8328/
Ekuruk8310/
Akurug835/
Akurik831/
Akoruk831/
Akhourik7116/
Okorok5053/
Okirik501/

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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 Akuruk
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