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
Nkoru is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkoru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkoru is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkoru reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Nkoru is primarily found in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 80 percent are found and Meru County, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Nkoru exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 44 percent are found.
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
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