Kukuru Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kukuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kukuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1301:1,362,63753,337
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Uganda411:952,17842,125
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kukuru (49) may also be a first name.

Kukuru Last Name Facts

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

Kukuru (Hindi: कुकुरू, Russian: Кукуру) is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Kukuru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kukuru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,055,483rd most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. Kukuru is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kukuru are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 49 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 1,362,637. In Nigeria Kukuru is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 69 percent are found, Ondo, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and Uganda, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaukuru9212/
Kuikuru9211/
Kutkuru9210/
Koukuru923/
Kuukuru921/
Koukurui861/
Kikuru831,473/
Kokuru8334/
Kucuru8311/
Cukuru8310/
Kukoru831/
Koukourou8062/
Kikkuru77292/
Kokkuru7737/
Kikurou772/
Kikurui771/
Kokurau771/
Kouskourou751/
Kikkurru719/
Kokourou711/
Kikiru6797/
Kukoró6774/
Kokoru6744/
Cucuru6720/
Cuccuru621,209/
Cucuruz62277/
Cucurou6264/
Cucurru622/
Kukorau621/
Kikirui621/
Coucurou5723/
Kocourou571/
Kokoruđa571/
Coucourus5324/
Coucoureux50150/
Coucouroux5025/
Cokoru501/
Couccourou501/

Kukuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kukuru in the Hindi language
कुकुरूkukuru-
Kukuru in the Russian language
Кукуруkukuru-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kukuru
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