Apekuru Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Apekuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apekuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1461:267,39219,414
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Apekuru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apekuru is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Apekuru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,447,279th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name Apekuru occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Apekuru reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 267,392. In Uganda Apekuru is most prevalent in: Arua District, where 71 percent are found, Maracha District, where 25 percent are found and Yumbe District, where 1 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apkuru929/
Apekur921/
Apikuru864/
Abekuru862/
Apakuru862/
Opekuru861/
Apokuru861/
Apkur832/
Apkure778/
Opkuru777/
Apekar777/
Apeker774/
Apekir771/
Ayebakuru7511/
Apkr733/
Abukuru71203/
Abakuru71123/
Apeiker7158/
Apakure7137/
Apaekor7122/
Abikuru7116/
Appekar7114/
Ebekuru7114/
Obakuru7113/
Apekira719/
Abekura714/
Apeakir714/
Apecker714/
Opokuru712/
Apeeker711/
Yapekar711/
Apekiir711/
Apekara711/
Apakuro711/
Epekuro711/
Opukuru711/
Upekaru711/
Epukuru711/
Aapekar711/
Apakuri711/
Opkurue711/
Aupekar711/
Aapkure711/
Apakiru711/
Upakuru711/
Apkar67384/
Apker67332/
Abbakuru6750/
Apekhere679/
A Bakuru675/
Apkro673/
Apokr672/
Abakwuru672/
Apkor672/
Obiekuru672/
Abakurua671/
Yapikaru671/
Eapeucar671/
Apphekar671/
Apekhore671/
Aopkr671/
Ayebakur671/
Apeakiir671/
Ebkur671/
Abbukuru671/
Abukurua671/
Abiikuru671/
Apaakura671/
Ebiekuru671/
A'Bakuru671/
O'Bakuru671/
Opakiru571/

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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 Apekuru
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