Kikuru Surname

265,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kikuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kikuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3751:53,7316,473
Tanzania661:802,14642,626
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
India121:63,922,115578,870

Kikuru (41) may also be a first name.

Kikuru Last Name Facts

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

Kikuru is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kikuru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kikuru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 265,540th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,947,417 people. The surname Kikuru is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kikuru reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kikuru is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 41 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,375 people, or 1 in 53,731. Besides The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kikkuru92292/
Kuikuru9211/
Kikurou922/
Kaikuru922/
Kikurui921/
Keikuru921/
Kikkurru869/
Cikuru834,615/
Kukuru83237/
Kikiru8397/
Kekuru8390/
Keikourou8054/
Kaikourou801/
Kaikkuiru801/
Keekuru7711/
Kuukuru771/
Kikirui771/
Kiscuru771/
Kekeuru771/
Cekkuru771/
Kaykuruz7161/
Chikkuru717/
Kaykurup713/
Kikkuroo711/
Keykourou676/
Kecuru673/
Cekuru673/
Chikourou672/
Cicurau621/
Chekurui57180/
Chekuuru571/
Cecuru501/

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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 Kikuru
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