Nkoru Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Nkoru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Nkoru (12) may also be a first name.
Nkoru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkoru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkoru is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkoru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkoru is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkoru are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.
Nkoru is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Nkoru is mostly found in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 80 percent live and Meru County, where 20 percent live. Besides Kenya Nkoru occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 44 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngkoru | 91 | 7 | / |
| Nkooru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkuoru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkourou | 83 | 52 | / |
| N'Korou | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ngkorou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nkeru | 80 | 1,218 | / |
| Nkaru | 80 | 781 | / |
| Nkuru | 80 | 442 | / |
| Ngkuru | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nkgaru | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nkharu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nkeeru | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkarou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkereu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkurup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngkarui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkurupp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkaruha | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Koroe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncuru | 60 | 132 | / |
| Ncauru | 55 | 4 | / |
| Ngcuru | 55 | 4 | / |
| Ngqeru | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkaroe | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ngquaru | 50 | 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 Nkoru
- 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