Mukuru Surname

88,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Mukuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda3,1011:3,665908
Kenya1,1671:39,5714,188
Uganda6801:57,4116,746
Zimbabwe2331:66,2599,963
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
India231:33,350,669396,143
United States151:24,163,929685,360
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England81:6,964,757184,742
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Mukuru (582) may also be a first name.

Mukuru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukuru (Hindi: मुकुरू, Marathi: मुकुरू, Oriya: ମୁକୁରୁ, Russian: Мукуру) has its highest incidence in Rwanda. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mukuru.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukuru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mukuru is the 88,651st most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,345,310 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mukuru are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mukuru is also the 346,994th most common first name globally It is held by 582 people.

The last name Mukuru is most frequently used in Rwanda, where it is borne by 3,101 people, or 1 in 3,665. Without taking into account Rwanda this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 22 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.

Mukuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mukuru earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.27% more than the national average, earning R 466,416 per year and in United States they earn 35.74% less than the national average, earning $27,729 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maukuru9266/
Mukkuru929/
Muukuru922/
Mukhuru921/
Mukuuru921/
Mukurup921/
Muhkuru921/
Muttkuru861/
Mokuru83271/
Mikuru8364/
Mukoru839/
Mukiru837/
Mucuru831/
Moukourou808/
Mokhuru773/
Mukooru773/
Mougkourou751/
Mokoru67129/
Mikiru6710/
Mucoru672/

Mukuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mukuru in the Oriya language
ମୁକୁରୁmukuru94.62
ମୁକୁରୂmukuru2.15
ମୂକୂରୂmukuru1.08
ମୂକୁରୁmukuru1.08
Mukuru in the Hindi language
मुकुरूmukuru72.73
मुकुरुmukuru21.21
मूकुरुmukuru3.03
मुकूरुmukuru3.03
Mukuru in the Marathi language
मुकुरूmukuru60
मुकुरुmukuru40
Mukuru in the Russian language
Мукуруmukuru-

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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 Mukuru
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