Nakoru Surname
Approximately 2,165 people bear this surname
Nakoru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,163 | 1:18,049 | 2,745 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Nakoru (831) may also be a first name.
Nakoru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakoru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nakoru is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nakoru.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakoru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 194,128th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,366,072 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakoru reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 283,301st most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 831 people.
The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 2,163 people, or 1 in 18,049. In Uganda Nakoru is most numerous in: Moroto District, where 35 percent reside, Nakapiripirit District, where 34 percent reside and Napak District, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakorgou | 86 | 35 | / |
| Naikorou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nakourou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nakuru | 83 | 734 | / |
| Nakeru | 83 | 43 | / |
| Nakaru | 83 | 31 | / |
| Nokoru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Naikourou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakurut | 77 | 156 | / |
| Ngakuru | 77 | 120 | / |
| Natkaru | 77 | 33 | / |
| Naykaru | 77 | 28 | / |
| Nokorou | 77 | 15 | / |
| Nekooru | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nadkuru | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nakkuru | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nakkaru | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nakkeru | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nakuuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naikaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakarou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naakuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakarau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakoroe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakaharu | 71 | 56 | / |
| Nekorouh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nokourou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naykarau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naakkaru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nekourouh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Noukourou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nokaru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nekaru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nokuru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nacaru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nekoorouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noqeru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nekerui | 62 | 21 | / |
| Nakaroo | 62 | 2 | / |
| Naqooroo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Naucarrou | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Nakoru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis