Ikuru Surname

324,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0141:174,69710,795
Uganda571:684,90034,656
Japan351:3,652,69435,474
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ikuru (82) may also be a first name.

Ikuru Last Name Facts

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

Ikuru occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikuru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 324,446th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,348,037 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ikuru reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 82 people.

The last name Ikuru is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,014 people, or 1 in 174,697. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 61 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 19 percent reside and Delta, where 12 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent reside and Japan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gikuru91976/
Jikuru91289/
Aikuru9139/
Yikuru9119/
Ikurau913/
Ikkuru912/
Ikurut911/
Ikuuru911/
Hikuru911/
Iskuru911/
Ikourou83156/
Haikuru838/
Gaikuru834/
Jikkuru832/
Ikkurru831/
Ikourgu831/
Gikuruh831/
Gikuuru831/
Ekuru801,184/
Ukuru80330/
Ikoru80150/
Ikiru8096/
Icuru807/
Yikourou7739/
Aikourou7731/
Hikourou771/
Yikkurru771/
Yikiru73475/
Aikoru73246/
Yokuru7394/
Ekouru7327/
Eakuru7318/
Jikoru7317/
Gekuru7316/
Gicuru7314/
Aikiru7313/
Ekurau738/
Eikoru738/
Ukkuru736/
Ukuruu734/
Ekureu733/
Ekuruh733/
Eukuru731/
Hukuru731/
Ekurup731/
Ekkuru731/
Ekeuru731/
Ikooru731/
Oykuru731/
Ikieru731/
Aykuru731/
Geekuru67159/
Jeekuru6790/
Ekourou679/
Gaicuru676/
Jikooru673/
Hukuiru672/
Ekuraut671/
Yokuuru671/
Ukuirau671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ikuru
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