Chukuru Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

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

Chukuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chukuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Chukuru (65) may also be a first name.

Chukuru Last Name Facts

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

Chukuru (Hindi: चुकुरू, Oriya: ଚୁକୁରୁ) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chukuru? popularity and diffusion

Chukuru is the 1,333,288th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. Chukuru is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chukuru reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 65 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 492,530. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaukuru93176/
Chukkuru937/
Cukuru9210/
Hukuru921/
Chikuru865,411/
Hukuiru862/
Chokuru861/
Houkuru861/
Choukourou821/
Chikkuru807/
Chokkuru801/
Cucuru7720/
Hukoru776/
Zukuru774/
Hokuru771/
Chikourou752/
Cuccuru711,209/
Cucurou7164/
Chokoru713/
Cucurru712/
Chikiru712/
Zukurou711/
Coucurou6723/
Cokoru621/
Couccourou591/

Chukuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chukuru in the Hindi language
चुकुरूcukuru-
Chukuru in the Oriya language
ଚୁକୁରୁcukuru-

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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
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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 Chukuru
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