Kureko Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Kureko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 150 | 1:307,866 | 19,317 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
Kureko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kureko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kureko (Russian: Куреко) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kureko? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,364,059th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname Kureko is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kureko live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 307,866. In Kenya Kureko is most prevalent in: Kajiado County, where 99 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 1 percent are found and Narok County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya Kureko is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kureko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kureko in the Russian language | ||
| Куреко | kureko | - |
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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 Kureko
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