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 borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Nakuru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakuru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nakuru is the 460,168th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,928,537 people. The last name Nakuru occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nakuru live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 25 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 689 people, or 1 in 56,661. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Arua District, where 75 percent reside, Yumbe District, where 16 percent reside and Maracha District, where 5 percent reside. Beside Uganda Nakuru occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
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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