Nkaru Surname

438,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nkaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nkaru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5061:91,2658,198
Nigeria2401:738,09533,631
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
England41:13,929,515290,718
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkaru (39) may also be a first name.

Nkaru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nkaru Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nkaru is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkaru? popularity and diffusion

Nkaru is the 438,773rd most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,331,045 people. The surname Nkaru occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkaru reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nkaru is also the 1,637,361st most numerous given name in the world, borne by 39 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 506 people, or 1 in 91,265. In Kenya Nkaru is most frequent in: Kajiado County, where 54 percent reside, Narok County, where 31 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkairu9110/
Nkharu917/
Nkgaru917/
Nkarou911/
Nkaaru911/
Ngkarui836/
Nkaruha831/
Nkeru801,218/
Nkoru809/
Nkeiru73107/
Ngkoru737/
Nkeeru734/
Ncauru734/
Nkereu731/
Nkooru731/
Nkaroe731/
Nkuoru731/
Nkourou6752/
N'Korou675/
Ngkorou673/
Ngquaru671/
Ngqeru551/
N'Koroe501/
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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 Nkaru
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