Karukuru Surname
Approximately 342 people bear this surname
Karukuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 327 | 1:24,935 | 2,762 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Karukuru (58) may also be a first name.
Karukuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karukuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karukuru occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karukuru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 814,680th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Karukuru are found; 96 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 96 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,295,729th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 58 people.
Karukuru is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 327 people, or 1 in 24,935. In Papua New Guinea Karukuru is mostly found in: National Capital District, where 47 percent are found, Gulf, where 37 percent are found and Central, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kairukuru | 94 | 1 | / |
| Karikuru | 88 | 28 | / |
| Kerukuru | 88 | 7 | / |
| Korukuru | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chearukuru | 78 | 3 | / |
| Korukoru | 75 | 103 | / |
| Karikiru | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kouroukourou | 70 | 1 | / |
| Cheirukuru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Korokourou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Karukuru
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