Nairuka Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nairuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nairuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya791:584,55627,458
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Nairuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nairuka is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nairuka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nairuka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,091,648th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nairuka are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Nairuka is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 584,556. In Kenya Nairuka is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 97 percent live, Kakamega County, where 1 percent live and Nakuru County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Nairuka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nairuka surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nairuka
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