Kukuri Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kukuri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kukuri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia2221:10,8532,048
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Albania71:416,29417,617
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kukuri (1,688) may also be a first name.

Kukuri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kukuri (Georgian: კუკური, Hindi: कुकुरी, Oriya: କୁକୁରୀ, Russian: Кукури) is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kukuri? popularity and diffusion

Kukuri is the 891,661st most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. Kukuri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Kukuri reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 187,233rd most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,688 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 10,853. In Namibia Kukuri is most numerous in: Otjozondjupa Region, where 70 percent live, Khomas Region, where 26 percent live and Erongo Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Namibia Kukuri exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kukurai9267/
Koukuri9236/
Kukuris9229/
Khukuri9215/
Kaukuri9213/
Kuikuri926/
Kukkuri925/
Kukurei924/
Kuskuri921/
Kukuriy921/
Kukhuri921/
Koukouri8676/
Kukurich8624/
Khukhuri869/
Kukureit868/
Kaukuris863/
Koukurui861/
Kutkuuri861/
Kukura831,195/
Kikuri83369/
Kokuri83112/
Kukure8349/
Cukuri8339/
Kukori835/
Kukiri831/
Koukouris80105/
Kouskouri8048/
Koukkouri801/
Khukhurai801/
Kokauri77156/
Kikkuri7781/
Kaukura7744/
Kukkiri7733/
Kukkura7729/
Kokkuri7726/
Kaukiri7719/
Kukurza7710/
Kikouri774/
Kukoori773/
Kokouri772/
Koukori772/
Kukoriy771/
Kikurui771/
Kukuryz771/
Kuckura770/
Kouskouris75109/
Koukkouris751/
Koukoura71915/
Gkouzkouris7118/
Gkikouri7115/
Cheukuri714/
Koukoure714/
Khukhura713/
Kukurzha713/
Kukurytė712/
Kaukaura711/
Kuchkure711/
Kukurydz711/
Koukoori711/
Gkougkouris711/
Kokori671,401/
Kokura67561/
Kikiri67435/
Cukure67117/
Cukura6748/
Cucuri6738/
Kukore6737/
Kukora6736/
Kucura6727/
Kikure6713/
Kokure6713/
Kukire675/
Kocuri673/
Kucure672/
Kicuri671/
Kucori671/

Kukuri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kukuri in the Georgian language
კუკურიkukuri-
Kukuri in the Oriya language
କୁକୁରୀkukuri88.1
କୁକୁରିkukuri11.9
Kukuri in the Hindi language
कुकुरीkukuri83.33
कुकूरीkukuri16.67
Kukuri in the Russian language
Кукуриkukuri-

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Footnotes

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