Mukaru Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mukaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2191:210,86715,070
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
India61:127,844,230863,365
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Namibia31:803,13415,170
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
France11:66,422,722504,397

Mukaru (770) may also be a first name.

Mukaru Last Name Facts

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

Mukaru (Hindi: मुकरू, Marathi: मुकरू, Oriya: ମୁକାରୁ) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukaru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 985,740th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mukaru live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mukaru is also the 295,787th most common forename on earth, borne by 770 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 210,867. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 51 percent are found, Muranga County, where 38 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Mukaru is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Mukaru Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukairu9230/
Mukkaru925/
Muikaru923/
Mukharu922/
Mukaaru921/
Moukarou861/
Mukhairu861/
Mikaru8351/
Mukeru8323/
Mukoru839/
Mokaru835/
Moukaïrou802/
Moukairou802/
Mikairu77171/
Muscaru774/
Mukooru773/
Mokairu771/
Muicaru771/
Mokarou771/
Mokkaru771/
Mukkeru771/
Mikhairu711/
Mikaîrou711/
Mokoru67129/
Moukourou678/
Mikeru676/
Mucoru672/
Micaru671/
Mougkourou631/
Micaruu621/
Mukoroe621/
Mikeruy621/
Micarau621/

Mukaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mukaru in the Hindi language
मुकरूmukaru-
Mukaru in the Oriya language
ମୁକାରୁmukaru75
ମୁକରୁmukaru25
Mukaru in the Marathi language
मुकरूmukaru71.04
मूकरूmukaru9.05
मुकरुmukaru8.14
मूकरुmukaru6.33
मुकmuka2.71
मुखरुmukharu0.9
हुकरेhukare0.45

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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 Mukaru
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