Kuruku Surname
Approximately 336 people bear this surname
Kuruku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 213 | 1:38,280 | 4,620 |
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kuruku (213) may also be a first name.
Kuruku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuruku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuruku (Marathi: कुरुकू, Oriya: କୁରୁକୁ, Russian: Куруку) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuruku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 825,152nd most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Kuruku are found; 63 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 63 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 619,385th most numerous given name globally, held by 213 people.
This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 38,280. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Hela, where 63 percent live, Central, where 12 percent live and National Capital District, where 10 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurukuz | 92 | 51 | / |
| Kurukcu | 92 | 39 | / |
| Kurauku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kauruku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kuyrukcu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kurucu | 83 | 3,665 | / |
| Kiruku | 83 | 829 | / |
| Kuroku | 83 | 5 | / |
| Koruku | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kuriku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kouroukou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kuruscu | 77 | 274 | / |
| Kurokui | 77 | 92 | / |
| Korukcu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Kurriku | 77 | 6 | / |
| Curukcu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kuruşcu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kurutcu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kooruku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korruku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korukou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korukau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koreuku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kurikui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouroukouh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koroukou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Koruckcu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korucu | 67 | 7,908 | / |
| Curucu | 67 | 237 | / |
| Corukcu | 62 | 80 | / |
| Koruycu | 62 | 14 | / |
| Kuricau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kourokou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gkourikou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Curicu | 50 | 9 | / |
Kuruku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuruku in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁରୁକୁ | kuruku | - |
| Kuruku in the Marathi language | ||
| कुरुकू | kuruku | - |
| Kuruku in the Russian language | ||
| Куруку | kuruku | - |
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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
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- 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 Kuruku
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