Ikiru Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ikiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda681:574,10731,082
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907

Ikiru (46) may also be a first name.

Ikiru Last Name Facts

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

Ikiru (Russian: Икиру) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikiru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,894,523rd most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Ikiru live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ikiru is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 46 people.

Ikiru is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 574,107. In Uganda it is most common in: Kaabong District, where 74 percent live, Amuria District, where 16 percent live and Katakwi District, where 3 percent live. Outside of Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Ikiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ikiru surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yikiru91475/
Gikiru9118/
Aikiru9113/
Ikirut912/
Ikieru911/
Ikisru911/
Iskirus835/
Ikierou831/
Ekiru8014,966/
Ikuru801,148/
Ikeru80177/
Ukiru80140/
Iciru8095/
Jikuru73289/
Aikuru7339/
Yikuru7319/
Ikearu7310/
Ukairu738/
Giciru734/
Ekirui734/
Ikurau733/
Ichiru733/
Ikkuru732/
Ikuuru731/
Ekirou731/
Aikeru731/
Ekirut731/
Hikuru731/
Haikuru678/
Ichirou674/
Hukuiru672/
Jikkuru672/
Ukuirau671/
Aikerau671/
Ikkurru671/

Ikiru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ikiru in the Russian language
Икируikiru-

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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 Ikiru
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