Alekuru Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Alekuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Alekuru 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
Uganda1361:287,05420,278
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973

Alekuru Last Name Facts

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

Alekuru is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Alekuru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alekuru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,491,356th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alekuru live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Alekuru is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 287,054. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Arua District, where 78 percent reside, Yumbe District, where 11 percent reside and Maracha District, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Alekuru exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

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
Aleikuru931/
Alikuru861,469/
Elekuru86123/
Alakuru8613/
Olekuru864/
Alokuru863/
Allikuru808/
Allakuru801/
Olikuru71125/
Elikuru7150/
Olokuru7143/
Alikoru713/
Alacuru711/
Elakuru711/
Helakuru674/
Olokueru673/
Ellakuru673/
Oolikuru671/
Olekireu531/
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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 Alekuru
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