Kekuru Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Kekuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Kekuru (16) may also be a first name.
Kekuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kekuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kekuru is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kekuru.
How Common Is The Last Name Kekuru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,967,751st most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kekuru reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria Kekuru is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 94 percent live and Rivers, where 4 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keekuru | 92 | 11 | / |
| Keikuru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kekeuru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kakuru | 83 | 26,352 | / |
| Kikuru | 83 | 1,473 | / |
| Kokuru | 83 | 34 | / |
| Kecuru | 83 | 3 | / |
| Cekuru | 83 | 3 | / |
| Keikourou | 80 | 54 | / |
| Keykourou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kikkuru | 77 | 292 | / |
| Kokkuru | 77 | 37 | / |
| Kaakuru | 77 | 36 | / |
| Kakuuru | 77 | 32 | / |
| Kuikuru | 77 | 11 | / |
| Cakkuru | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kakkuru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kikurou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kakauru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaikuru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kikurui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kokurau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kakuruu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cekkuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chekurui | 71 | 180 | / |
| Kaykuruz | 71 | 61 | / |
| Kaakuuru | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kikkurru | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chikkuru | 71 | 7 | / |
| Khakhuru | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaykurup | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kokourou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chekuuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cikuru | 67 | 4,615 | / |
| Cakuru | 67 | 400 | / |
| Kikiru | 67 | 97 | / |
| Kakiru | 67 | 17 | / |
| Cecuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaikkuiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaikourou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kikirui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kiscuru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kocourou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kikkuroo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chikourou | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Kekuru
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