Nguruka Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Nguruka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 132 | 1:401,073 | 28,352 |
| Kenya | 48 | 1:962,081 | 34,106 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nguruka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nguruka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nguruka occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nguruka.
How Common Is The Last Name Nguruka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,206,588th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nguruka are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Nguruka is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 401,073. In Tanzania Nguruka is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 93 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 3 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guruka | 92 | 153 | / |
| Nuruka | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nguruko | 86 | 125 | / |
| Gurukha | 86 | 8 | / |
| Gurukah | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gurukat | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nurukka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngurukie | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gurauska | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ghauruka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gurukapp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noruka | 77 | 419 | / |
| Nuruko | 77 | 21 | / |
| Goruka | 77 | 19 | / |
| Nuroka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gurauskas | 75 | 40 | / |
| Nnoruka | 71 | 836 | / |
| Ngoroka | 71 | 121 | / |
| Ngirika | 71 | 42 | / |
| Gorukha | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nguroko | 71 | 9 | / |
| Norukaa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Norhuka | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gauruca | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gorucka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goreuka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Norauka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nurukho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gourouko | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nnorukah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nauruschkat | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ng'oroka | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nuroekah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nguruchi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gurauskaitė | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nnorujka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngouroko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngurokou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurushko | 67 | 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 Nguruka
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