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
Gakuru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gakuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gakuru is found most in Rwanda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakuru? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 48,230th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 681,079 people. This surname is predominantly found 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 widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,073 people.
Gakuru is most common in Rwanda, where it is carried by 5,891 people, or 1 in 1,929. Excluding Rwanda this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 41 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Gakuru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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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