Ikaru Surname

333,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ikaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8231:56,1125,581
Japan2411:530,47414,886
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ikaru (421) may also be a first name.

Ikaru Last Name Facts

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

Ikaru (Hindi: इकरू, Marathi: इकरु) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikaru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 333,948th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,589,101 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Ikaru are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ikaru is also the 418,786th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 421 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 823 people, or 1 in 56,112. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Turkana County, where 92 percent are found, Muranga County, where 4 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 22 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Ikaru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ikaru last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gikaru911,211/
Hikaru91301/
Ikearu9110/
Jikaru915/
Ikarou912/
Ikharu912/
Yikaru911/
Ikareut83522/
Aikarou838/
Haikaru833/
Idkarou831/
Iskarus831/
Iskahru831/
Ekaru802,452/
Ikeru80177/
Ikoru80150/
Ukaru8060/
Icaru8034/
Ykaru801/
Iskarous7782/
Isckarus778/
Aikoru73246/
Ukaeru73141/
Gicaru7371/
Ukharu7336/
Eukaru7332/
Jikoru7317/
Ikorgu7314/
Ekearu7313/
Eikoru738/
Ukairu738/
Icarus737/
Hekaru736/
Ikaroo734/
Ukareu734/
Ekarui732/
Ukearu732/
Hicaru732/
Ekaeru732/
Ekarud731/
Hykaru731/
Aikeru731/
Ikorou731/
Ikooru731/
Ikourou67156/
Ekareut6750/
Ukharau673/
Jikooru673/
Șeicaru672/
Ekarous671/
Ekaraut671/
Ikourgu671/
Aikerau671/
Eskarus671/
Jkarush671/
Hekharu671/

Ikaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ikaru in the Hindi language
इकरूikaru79.41
ईकरूikaru8.82
इकरुikaru8.82
इकराूikarau2.94
Ikaru in the Marathi language
इकरुikaru51.85
इकरूikaru33.33
ईकरुikaru14.81

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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
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  • 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 Ikaru
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