Nguruko Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Nguruko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 121 | 1:437,534 | 30,427 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Nguruko (86) may also be a first name.
Nguruko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nguruko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nguruko occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nguruko? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,612,213th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nguruko live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 86 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 437,534. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tanga Region, where 87 percent live, Arusha Region, where 7 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuruko | 92 | 21 | / |
| Nguruka | 86 | 195 | / |
| Nguroko | 86 | 9 | / |
| Nurukho | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gourouko | 80 | 48 | / |
| Ngurokou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngouroko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gurushko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guruka | 77 | 153 | / |
| Guroko | 77 | 4 | / |
| Goruko | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nuruka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gouroukou | 75 | 13 | / |
| Gouroukoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gorouko | 71 | 148 | / |
| Ngoroko | 71 | 45 | / |
| Ngiriko | 71 | 19 | / |
| Gouroko | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gurukha | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gurukah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gurukat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gurusco | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gnouroukou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nurukka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goroukoy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gurauska | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngorokoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goroukou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nourokho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghauruka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goroukoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noroukoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurukapp | 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 Nguruko
- 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