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 more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amakuru? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,658,108th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Amakuru occurs mostly 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 frequently held forename in the world, held by 12 people.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 351,705. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Arua District, where 68 percent reside, Maracha District, where 21 percent reside and Masindi District, where 6 percent reside. Barring Uganda Amakuru is found 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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