Kahura Surname
Approximately 2,869 people bear this surname
Kahura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,772 | 1:16,659 | 1,998 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
Kahura (763) may also be a first name.
Kahura Demographics
Kahura Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kahura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kahura (Hindi: कहुरा, Oriya: କାହୁରା) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahura? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 153,254th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,540,100 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kahura are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 297,279th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 763 people.
The surname Kahura is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,772 people, or 1 in 16,659. In Kenya Kahura is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 28 percent live, Nakuru County, where 21 percent live and Nairobi County, where 16 percent live. Barring Kenya Kahura is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Kahura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kahura last name is predominantly Christian (98%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kahura last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.
Kahura earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kahura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kahura in the Oriya language | ||
| କାହୁରା | kahura | - |
| Kahura in the Hindi language | ||
| कहुरा | kahura | 85.71 |
| कहूरा | kahura | 14.29 |
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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 Kahura
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