Nakuru Surname
Approximately 734 people bear this surname
Nakuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 689 | 1:56,661 | 6,673 |
| South Sudan | 16 | 1:713,442 | 947 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nakuru (25) may also be a first name.
Nakuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nakuru (Oriya: ନାକୁରୁ) is found most in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakuru? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 460,168th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,928,537 people. The surname Nakuru is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nakuru are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nakuru is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 25 people.
The last name Nakuru is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 689 people, or 1 in 56,661. In Uganda Nakuru is mostly found in: Arua District, where 75 percent live, Yumbe District, where 16 percent live and Maracha District, where 5 percent live. Beside Uganda Nakuru exists in 8 countries. It is also common in South Sudan, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakurut | 92 | 156 | / |
| Ngakuru | 92 | 120 | / |
| Nadkuru | 92 | 11 | / |
| Nakkuru | 92 | 7 | / |
| Nakuuru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Naakuru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nakourou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nakiru | 83 | 11,669 | / |
| Nakoru | 83 | 2,165 | / |
| Nekuru | 83 | 14 | / |
| Nokuru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Naikourou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakiruu | 77 | 45 | / |
| Naikiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakirru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nokourou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nekourouh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Noukourou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nokoru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nekiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noekiru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Naikorou | 57 | 1 | / |
Nakuru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakuru in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାକୁରୁ | nakuru | - |
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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 Nakuru
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