Furukha Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Furukha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furukha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1441:320,69419,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Furukha (80) may also be a first name.

Furukha Last Name Facts

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

Furukha is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furukha? popularity and diffusion

Furukha is the 1,465,390th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Furukha reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Furukha is also the 1,075,395th most common first name at a global level, held by 80 people.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 320,694. In Kenya it is most common in: Bungoma County, where 98 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside and Machakos County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Furukha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Furukha last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furuka9235/
Furukai8610/
Furukea861/
Furukaya8039/
Feurukau805/
Furrukah801/
Furuki7785/
Furuko7782/
Firuka777/
Foruka773/
Furika773/
Furoka771/
Vuruka771/
Furuike714,321/
Furucho71183/
Faurika7122/
Furuchi7112/
Furuchó711/
Forucka711/
Furicka711/
Virukha711/
Vurukai711/
Fauruki711/
Furuichi6719,059/
Furuuchi676,029/
Furuskär6714/
Faurikka6712/
Fourikah679/
Furouchi672/
Foroukhi671/
Furuskoj671/
Furzouki671/
Vurukooh671/

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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 Furukha
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