Nikuru Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Nikuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 76 | 1:513,675 | 29,105 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Nikuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nikuru is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nikuru.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikuru? popularity and diffusion
Nikuru is the 2,121,169th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nikuru are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 513,675. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Maracha District, where 61 percent reside, Koboko District, where 18 percent reside and Arua District, where 16 percent reside. Not including Uganda Nikuru is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkuru | 92 | 10 | / |
| Ngikuru | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nickkuru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nukuru | 83 | 38 | / |
| Nikoru | 83 | 16 | / |
| Nekuru | 83 | 14 | / |
| Nykuru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gnikourou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nikourous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naikourou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naikiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nikiruy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nikourushh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nikieruj | 71 | 27 | / |
| Nekourouh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Niekieruj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nekousrui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nekiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikirau | 62 | 17 | / |
| Nekooru | 62 | 13 | / |
| Nicoruț | 62 | 5 | / |
| Nikorau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nykieruj | 57 | 4 | / |
| Nicoruța | 57 | 1 | / |
| Naikorou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nekourooh | 53 | 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 Nikuru
- 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