Gakuru Surname
Approximately 10,700 people bear this surname
Gakuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 5,891 | 1:1,929 | 465 |
| Kenya | 4,403 | 1:10,488 | 1,331 |
| Uganda | 184 | 1:212,170 | 16,663 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
Gakuru (1,073) may also be a first name.
Gakuru Demographics
Average Gakuru Salary in
United States
$33,196 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gakuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gakuru is more commonly found in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakuru? popularity and diffusion
Gakuru is the 48,230th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 681,079 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gakuru are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 244,072nd most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 1,073 people.
The last name Gakuru is most frequently used in Rwanda, where it is held by 5,891 people, or 1 in 1,929. Aside from Rwanda this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 41 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Gakuru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gakuru surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Gakuru earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.07% less than the national average, earning $33,196 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngakuru | 92 | 120 | / |
| Gaikuru | 92 | 4 | / |
| Gakurui | 92 | 3 | / |
| Gakuruh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ghakuru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akuru | 91 | 2,728 | / |
| Akkuru | 83 | 163 | / |
| Gokuru | 83 | 43 | / |
| Aikuru | 83 | 39 | / |
| Eakuru | 83 | 18 | / |
| Gekuru | 83 | 16 | / |
| Gacuru | 83 | 12 | / |
| Akguru | 83 | 12 | / |
| Akcuru | 83 | 10 | / |
| Hakuru | 83 | 9 | / |
| Aakuru | 83 | 9 | / |
| Akouru | 83 | 7 | / |
| Akeuru | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gakoru | 83 | 3 | / |
| Akauru | 83 | 3 | / |
| Akuuru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akuruh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akurui | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akhuru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gakiru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akutru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aukuru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aykuru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akourou | 77 | 353 | / |
| Hakurau | 77 | 9 | / |
| Haikuru | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gaicuru | 77 | 6 | / |
| Aatkuru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hatkuru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akuurut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akurutt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haakuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akurupp | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akureut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okuru | 73 | 1,636 | / |
| Akoru | 73 | 458 | / |
| Acuru | 73 | 50 | / |
| Aikourou | 71 | 31 | / |
| Akourout | 71 | 6 | / |
| Akourrou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hacıkuru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hakourou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Askourou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hakourau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Attkhuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aikoru | 67 | 246 | / |
| Askautrud | 67 | 86 | / |
| Okauru | 67 | 47 | / |
| Achkourou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oukuru | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hakoru | 67 | 9 | / |
| Acurut | 67 | 7 | / |
| Okhuru | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aykoru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aucuru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okkuru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okurau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aakoru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okurgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aukoru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eukuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aathkuuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuroo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okurus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okouru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gocuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuruz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oykuru | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gakuru
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