Anokuru Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anokuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anokuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1961:903,79039,188
England151:3,714,537119,675

Anokuru (11) may also be a first name.

Anokuru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anokuru occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anokuru? popularity and diffusion

Anokuru is the 1,140,742nd most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Anokuru reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anokuru is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Anokuru is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 903,790. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 87 percent reside, Lagos, where 5 percent reside and Abia, where 2 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anoukuru932/
Anuokuru931/
Anakuru86567/
Anukuru8613/
Anekuru863/
Angukuru8035/
Angakuru802/
Aanukuru801/
Ganakuru801/
Anakguru801/
Ganukuru801/
Enekuru71213/
Onukuru7148/
Anakoru717/
Enakuru716/
Onakuru711/
Onekuru711/
Anukoru711/
Anaakoru671/
Enakiru572/

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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 Anokuru
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