Cakuru Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Cakuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cakuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3961:98,5849,951
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England11:55,718,059489,080

Cakuru (14) may also be a first name.

Cakuru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cakuru is found most in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cakuru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cakuru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cakuru is the 726,304th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,218,865 people. The last name Cakuru occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Cakuru are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most common forename internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 396 people, or 1 in 98,584. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Arua District, where 70 percent reside, Maracha District, where 26 percent reside and Kampala District, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chakuru9222/
Cakkuru925/
Chaukuru86176/
Chakkuru8623/
Kakuru8326,352/
Sakuru83804/
Jakuru8322/
Cakoru836/
Zakuru833/
Cakourous801/
Saukuru771,151/
Sakuruj77149/
Sakkuru77148/
Kaakuru7736/
Kakuuru7732/
Kaukuru7712/
Sakhuru774/
Sakurau773/
Kakkuru773/
Kakauru772/
Kaikuru772/
Kakuruu771/
Saakuru771/
Kaskuru771/
Chokuru771/
Tchakourou751/
Kakourou71138/
Kaykuruz7161/
Kaakuuru7112/
Khakhuru714/
Kaykurup713/
Sakkuuru713/
Chokkuru711/
Jacuru67169/
Kekuru6790/
Sokuru6743/
Kokuru6734/
Kakiru6717/
Jokuru6716/
Kakoru6713/
Kacuru678/
Kecuru673/
Jackurupp671/
Kaikourou671/
Kaikkuiru671/
Zokuru671/
Cokoru671/
Chacourou671/

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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
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  • 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 Cakuru
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