Lokuru Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lokuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lokuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2341:197,35014,473
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Lokuru (16) may also be a first name.

Lokuru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lokuru (Oriya: େଲାକୂରୁ) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lokuru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,032,007th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. The last name Lokuru is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lokuru are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Lokuru is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent given name globally, borne by 16 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 234 people, or 1 in 197,350. In Kenya Lokuru is mostly found in: Marsabit County, where 98 percent live and Turkana County, where 2 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Lokuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lokurou921/
Lokourou869/
Lokiru8316,029/
Lekuru8315,295/
Lokoru833,448/
Lukuru8332/
Lakuru8321/
Lakureu7711/
Lokiruu776/
Lakkuru775/
Llakuru771/
Lukhuru771/
Loccuru771/
Lokirru771/
Lokooru771/
Llekuru771/
Leekuru771/
Leukuru771/
Lukkuru771/
Lakourou716/
Lokouroo711/
Lecuru67452/
Lukoru6714/
Lakiru673/
Lacuru673/
Lakoru671/
Lécuru671/
Lucuru671/
Lecurou629/
Laakiru624/
Lukhoru621/
Lécurou621/
Lokorou621/

Lokuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lokuru in the Oriya language
େଲାକୂରୁelakuru-

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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 Lokuru
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