Kiruku Surname
Approximately 829 people bear this surname
Kiruku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 761 | 1:60,683 | 5,930 |
| Tanzania | 26 | 1:2,036,216 | 47,850 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kiruku (177) may also be a first name.
Kiruku Demographics
Kiruku Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kiruku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiruku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiruku has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiruku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 418,906th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,790,767 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kiruku reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 685,598th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 177 people.
The last name Kiruku is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 761 people, or 1 in 60,683. In Kenya Kiruku is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 81 percent reside, Muranga County, where 7 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 5 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Kiruku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kiruku surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kairuku | 92 | 65 | / |
| Kiroukou | 86 | 25 | / |
| Kuruku | 83 | 336 | / |
| Kiroku | 83 | 123 | / |
| Kiriku | 83 | 94 | / |
| Ciruku | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kairiku | 77 | 98 | / |
| Kurukcu | 77 | 39 | / |
| Kurauku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kairoku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuyrukcu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kherukut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keroukou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chirukui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ceruku | 67 | 22 | / |
| Keriku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kirikcu | 62 | 29 | / |
| Kirikau | 62 | 15 | / |
| Chirucu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Curukcu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Kirokou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Cheyruku | 57 | 4 | / |
| Hcheruku | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cheeruku | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cheruuku | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cherukuy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cherukuu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cherukui | 57 | 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
- 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 Kiruku
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