Kurou Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Kurou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 116 | 1:1,102,106 | 21,035 |
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kurou (17) may also be a first name.
Kurou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kurou (Russian: Куроу) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,272,314th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. Kurou occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Kurou are found; 64 percent are found in East Asia and 64 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Kurou is also the 2,694,839th most common first name throughout the world, held by 17 people.
The last name Kurou is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 1,102,106. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Chiba Prefecture, where 53 percent live, Tochigi Prefecture, where 43 percent live and Saitama Prefecture, where 3 percent live. Barring Japan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kurou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kurou in the Russian language | ||
| Куроу | kurou | - |
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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 Kurou
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