Kurui Surname
Approximately 9,540 people bear this surname
Kurui Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from a name given to a child born at bedtime.
Kurui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9,124 | 1:5,061 | 715 |
| India | 351 | 1:2,185,371 | 72,925 |
| Japan | 32 | 1:3,995,134 | 36,490 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kurui (1,414) may also be a first name.
Kurui Surname Meaning
Kurui Demographics
Kurui Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kurui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurui Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kurui (Bengali: কুরুই, Hindi: कुरूई, Oriya: କୁରୁଇ, Russian: Куруи) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurui? popularity and diffusion
Kurui is the 53,515th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 763,894 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kurui live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kurui is also the 207,699th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 1,414 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 9,124 people, or 1 in 5,061. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Baringo County, where 44 percent live, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 24 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 15 percent live. Apart from Kenya it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent live and Japan, where 0 percent live.
Kurui Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kurui Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kurui in the Bengali language | ||
| কুরুই | kuru'i | - |
| Kurui in the Hindi language | ||
| कुरूई | kuru'i | - |
| Kurui in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁରୁଇ | kuru'i | - |
| Kurui in the Russian language | ||
| Куруи | kurui | - |
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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 Kurui
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