Koroo Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Koroo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Koroo (54) may also be a first name.
Koroo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koroo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koroo has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koroo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Koroo live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 54 people.
The surname Koroo is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Arua District, where 93 percent are found, Kaabong District, where 4 percent are found and Kotido District, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent are found and Pakistan, where 11 percent are found.
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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 Koroo
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