Furuku Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Moldova

Furuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Furuku 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
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Furuku (16) may also be a first name.

Furuku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furuku is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Furuku.

How Common Is The Last Name Furuku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Furuku reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Furuku is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 16 people.

Furuku is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 54 percent live, Bayelsa, where 27 percent live and Benue, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.

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
Furruku921/
Feurukau865/
Furucu8348/
Vuruku834/
Furoku833/
Foruku832/
Fouroukou802/
Furriku77115/
Firiku671/
Viruku671/
Fourokou5729/
Fourikou5723/
Viriku501/
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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 Furuku
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