Jakiru Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jakiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jakiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
India91:85,229,487684,495
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Jakiru (65) may also be a first name.

Jakiru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jakiru (Hindi: जाकिरू, Marathi: जाकीरु, Oriya: ଜାକିରୁ) is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jakiru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakiru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Jakiru is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Jakiru reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jakiru is also the 1,212,820th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 65 people.

Jakiru is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 79 percent live and Zamfara, where 21 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent live and South Sudan, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djakirou861/
Zakiru833,672/
Sakiru833,255/
Jakeru8341/
Jakuru8322/
Yakiru838/
Zakirou7763/
Sakairu7745/
Saakiru774/
Zaikiru774/
Jaakeru774/
Jakeeru774/
Zakirus773/
Sahkiru772/
Saikiru771/
Zakkiru771/
Iakairu771/
Iakuiru771/
Zakairou716/
Sahakiru712/
Jakheeru711/
Zakeirus711/
Jaakeeru711/
Sakeru67666/
Jacuru67169/
Yakuru67138/
Jokuru6716/
Zakeru676/
Saqiru673/

Jakiru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jakiru in the Oriya language
ଜାକିରୁjakiru-
Jakiru in the Marathi language
जाकीरुjakiru-
Jakiru in the Hindi language
जाकिरूjakiru27.27
जकीरुjakiru18.18
जकीरूjakiru18.18
जकिरूjakiru9.09
जाकिरुjakiru9.09
जाकिरjakira9.09
जाकीरूjakiru9.09

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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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  • 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 Jakiru
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