Obukuru Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obukuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obukuru 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
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973

Obukuru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obukuru is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Obukuru.

How Common Is The Last Name Obukuru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Obukuru occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obukuru live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Obukuru is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Obukuru is mostly concentrated in: Arua District, where 88 percent reside and Kumi District, where 13 percent reside. Not including Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 38 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
Abukuru86203/
Obokuru861/
Ubukuru861/
Gabukuru806/
Obiekuru802/
Avukuru7112/
Aboukourou7112/
Abukoru713/
Owukoru711/
Owokuru711/
Obokoru711/
Awukuru711/
Aboukourouy671/
Owokoru5791/
Awokoru5722/
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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 Obukuru
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