Fekuru Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Fekuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fekuru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda891:438,64426,475
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Fekuru Last Name Facts

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

Fekuru is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fekuru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,955,159th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fekuru live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Fekuru is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 438,644. In Uganda Fekuru is primarily found in: Arua District, where 84 percent reside, Kampala District, where 4 percent reside and Maracha District, where 4 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fekiru831,771/
Fakuru8318/
Vekuru833/
Fikuru831/
Fokuru831/
Fikiru6717,067/
Vakuru6740/
Fikoru6739/
Fakiru6733/
Vekiru671/
Fakkiru6275/
Fakhiru623/
Vakourou571/
Faakhiru571/
Vikiru50191/
Faqiru508/
Vakiru503/
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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 Fekuru
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