Amakuru Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Amakuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 111 | 1:351,705 | 23,045 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Amakuru (12) may also be a first name.
Amakuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amakuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amakuru is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amakuru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amakuru is the 1,658,108th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amakuru live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread given name internationally, borne by 12 people.
The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 351,705. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Arua District, where 68 percent reside, Maracha District, where 21 percent reside and Masindi District, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammakuru | 93 | 3 | / |
| Amaikurut | 88 | 119 | / |
| Atmakkuru | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amakourou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hatmakuru | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amakoru | 86 | 42 | / |
| Amakiru | 86 | 10 | / |
| Omakuru | 86 | 5 | / |
| Emakuru | 86 | 2 | / |
| Amokuru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ahthmakuru | 82 | 1 | / |
| Athmakuuru | 82 | 1 | / |
| Amakourous | 82 | 1 | / |
| Aathmakurui | 78 | 1 | / |
| Omokuru | 71 | 57 | / |
| Emekuru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Omekuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emekuruh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omocuru | 57 | 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 Amakuru
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