Kuruku Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

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

Kuruku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuruku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2131:38,2804,620
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
India471:16,320,540259,912
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

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 surname Kuruku (Marathi: कुरुकू, Oriya: କୁରୁକୁ, Russian: Куруку) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuruku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 825,152nd most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. The surname Kuruku is primarily found 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 prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 213 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 38,280. In Papua New Guinea Kuruku is most prevalent in: Hela, where 63 percent reside, Central, where 12 percent reside and National Capital District, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Kuruku occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurukuz9251/
Kurukcu9239/
Kurauku921/
Kauruku921/
Kuyrukcu861/
Kurucu833,665/
Kiruku83829/
Kuroku835/
Koruku834/
Kuriku831/
Kouroukou809/
Kuruscu77274/
Kurokui7792/
Korukcu7722/
Kurriku776/
Curukcu774/
Kuruşcu774/
Kurutcu772/
Kooruku771/
Korruku771/
Korukou771/
Korukau771/
Koreuku771/
Kurikui771/
Kouroukouh751/
Koroukou714/
Koruckcu711/
Korucu677,908/
Curucu67237/
Corukcu6280/
Koruycu6214/
Kuricau621/
Kourokou571/
Gkourikou532/
Curicu509/

Kuruku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuruku in the Oriya language
କୁରୁକୁkuruku-
Kuruku in the Marathi language
कुरुकूkuruku-
Kuruku in the Russian language
Курукуkuruku-

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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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  • 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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