Lekoru Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lekoru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekoru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1091:358,15923,337
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Lekoru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lekoru Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lekoru is found most in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekoru? popularity and diffusion

Lekoru is the 1,736,881st most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekoru live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Lekoru is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 358,159. In Uganda Lekoru is mostly concentrated in: Arua District, where 98 percent live, Luweero District, where 1 percent live and Moyo District, where 1 percent live. Other than Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekgoru9211/
Lekorou9210/
Leakoru921/
Leikoru921/
Lekuru8315,295/
Lokoru833,448/
Lekeru8352/
Likoru832/
Lekaru831/
Lakoru831/
Lekharu77651/
Lekoroe7737/
Lokooru771/
Lekguru771/
Leukuru771/
Leekuru771/
Llekuru771/
Lokorou771/
Lykhorud711/
Lekureux711/
Lekhgaru711/
Lokaru67609/
Licoru67527/
Lecuru67452/
Lokeru67193/
Lykhohrud67150/
Lakeru6747/
Likaru6733/
Lykourgou6716/
Lakaru6715/
Likuru6711/
Likourgou674/
Lecaru671/

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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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  • 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 Lekoru
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