Nakiru Surname
Approximately 11,669 people bear this surname
Nakiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11,295 | 1:3,456 | 620 |
| Kenya | 361 | 1:127,922 | 10,545 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
Nakiru (2,089) may also be a first name.
Nakiru Demographics
Nakiru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nakiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakiru is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nakiru.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakiru? popularity and diffusion
Nakiru is the 44,510th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 624,522 people. Nakiru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakiru reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nakiru is also the 164,708th most common first name at a global level It is held by 2,089 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 11,295 people, or 1 in 3,456. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kaabong District, where 32 percent are found, Nakapiripirit District, where 20 percent are found and Moroto District, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Nakiru occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and Sudan, where 0 percent are found.
Nakiru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakairu | 92 | 73 | / |
| Nakiruu | 92 | 45 | / |
| Naikiru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nakirru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Naskiru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nakuru | 83 | 734 | / |
| Nakeru | 83 | 43 | / |
| Nekiru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nasskirou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naiceru | 77 | 126 | / |
| Nakkuru | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nakkeru | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nachiru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Noekiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naakuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nacirou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakuuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nachirou | 71 | 419 | / |
| Nackerud | 71 | 81 | / |
| Nakkerud | 71 | 38 | / |
| Nekuru | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nokuru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naceru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nacerau | 62 | 29 | / |
| Nekerui | 62 | 21 | / |
| Nekyrui | 62 | 3 | / |
| Nacheru | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nacerou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nnochiru | 57 | 3 | / |
| Nochirou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Noqeru | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nakiru
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