Chikuru Surname

88,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Chikuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5,0351:14,6731,815
Zimbabwe2721:56,7588,599
India771:9,961,888192,972
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chikuru (678) may also be a first name.

Chikuru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chikuru occurs most in The DR Congo. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikuru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chikuru is the 88,753rd most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,346,802 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chikuru reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Chikuru is also the 318,141st most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 678 people.

It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 5,035 people, or 1 in 14,673. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchikuru93144/
Chikkuru937/
Cikuru924,615/
Hikuru921/
Chikourou882/
Chekuru86388/
Chukuru86168/
Haikuru868/
Chikiru862/
Chekurui80180/
Tshikuru80137/
Chukkuru807/
Cheekuru806/
Chekurut802/
Chicuruş801/
Chicurus801/
Hikourou801/
Chekuuru801/
Zikuru775/
Cekuru773/
Chekourou751/
Jikkuru712/
Cicurau711/
Gikuuru711/
Gikuruh711/
Cekkuru711/
Chekirui6742/
Chekuroo6722/
Chekooru678/
Tshikoru671/
Zikourou671/
Chikhirou632/
Gicuru6214/
Cecuru621/
Tziogkourou561/
Chékirou531/
Cheekirou501/

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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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  • 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 Chikuru
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