Akuruka Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Akuruka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 173 | 1:1,023,947 | 43,086 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Akuruka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akuruka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akuruka is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Akuruka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akuruka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,272,314th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Akuruka reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 1,023,947. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 49 percent reside, Enugu, where 14 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Akuruka occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akurukah | 93 | 12 | / |
| Akurukau | 93 | 6 | / |
| Akuruke | 86 | 37 | / |
| Okuruka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekuruka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okurukat | 80 | 3 | / |
| Akirika | 71 | 149 | / |
| Akoroka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okoruka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okorouka | 67 | 91 | / |
| Okoroukah | 63 | 1 | / |
| Okirika | 57 | 485 | / |
| Akiriko | 57 | 207 | / |
| Ekirika | 57 | 184 | / |
| Okoroka | 57 | 61 | / |
| Akoroko | 57 | 25 | / |
| Akoroki | 57 | 1 | / |
| Acurica | 57 | 1 | / |
| Akirica | 57 | 1 | / |
| Okirikah | 53 | 4 | / |
| Okorouko | 53 | 3 | / |
| Akirriko | 53 | 2 | / |
| Okhirika | 53 | 2 | / |
| Okorocka | 53 | 1 | / |
| Oukouriko | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Akuruka
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