Kakuru Surname

20,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kakuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda20,5141:1,903285
Tanzania2,5581:20,6962,610
India1,5151:506,31425,416
DR Congo1,4841:49,7846,014
Namibia1011:23,8553,962
Botswana721:30,3746,067
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England111:5,065,278148,650
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Kakuru (1,030) may also be a first name.

Kakuru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kakuru (Oriya: କାକୁରୁ, Tibetan: ཀ་ཀུ་རུ།) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakuru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 20,736th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 276,546 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kakuru are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kakuru is also the 249,988th most common given name internationally, borne by 1,030 people.

The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 20,514 people, or 1 in 1,903. In Uganda Kakuru is most numerous in: Isingiro District, where 10 percent are found, Mbarara District, where 8 percent are found and Kiruhura District, where 8 percent are found. Other than Uganda Kakuru exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Kakuru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kakuru surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Kakuru earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaakuru9236/
Kakuuru9232/
Kaukuru9212/
Kakkuru923/
Kakauru922/
Kaikuru922/
Kakuruu921/
Kaskuru921/
Kakourou86138/
Kaykuruz8661/
Kaakuuru8612/
Khakhuru864/
Kaykurup863/
Cakuru83400/
Kekuru8390/
Kokuru8334/
Kakiru8317/
Kakoru8313/
Kacuru838/
Kaikkuiru801/
Kaikourou801/
Kakuroo7761/
Kokkuru7737/
Kakooru7714/
Kuikuru7711/
Keekuru7711/
Cakkuru775/
Koukuru773/
Kekeuru771/
Keikuru771/
Kokurau771/
Kokourou711/
Koukurui711/
Koukourou6762/
Keikourou6754/
Kokoru6744/
Khashkourush6710/
Cakoru676/
Keykourou676/
Kecuru673/
Cakourous671/

Kakuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kakuru in the Tibetan language
ཀ་ཀུ་རུ།kakuru-
Kakuru in the Oriya language
କାକୁରୁkakuru-

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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 Kakuru
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