Mukaru Surname
Approximately 261 people bear this surname
Mukaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 219 | 1:210,867 | 15,070 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Mukaru (770) may also be a first name.
Mukaru Demographics
Mukaru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mukairu | 92 | 30 | / |
| Mukkaru | 92 | 5 | / |
| Muikaru | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mukharu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mukaaru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Moukarou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mukhairu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mikaru | 83 | 51 | / |
| Mukeru | 83 | 23 | / |
| Mukoru | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mokaru | 83 | 5 | / |
| Moukaïrou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moukairou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mikairu | 77 | 171 | / |
| Muscaru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mukooru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mokairu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muicaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokarou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokkaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mukkeru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mikhairu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mikaîrou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokoru | 67 | 129 | / |
| Moukourou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mikeru | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mucoru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Micaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mougkourou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Micaruu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mukoroe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mikeruy | 62 | 1 | / |
| Micarau | 62 | 1 | / |
Mukaru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mukaru in the Hindi language | ||
| मुकरू | mukaru | - |
| Mukaru in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁକାରୁ | mukaru | 75 |
| ମୁକରୁ | mukaru | 25 |
| Mukaru in the Marathi language | ||
| मुकरू | mukaru | 71.04 |
| मूकरू | mukaru | 9.05 |
| मुकरु | mukaru | 8.14 |
| मूकरु | mukaru | 6.33 |
| मुक | muka | 2.71 |
| मुखरु | mukharu | 0.9 |
| हुकरे | hukare | 0.45 |
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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
- 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 Mukaru
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