Okuro Surname

218,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okuro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okuro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3871:127,7168,343
Kenya2451:188,48914,045
Tanzania1051:504,20633,569
Uganda691:565,78730,812
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England41:13,929,515290,718
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okuro (185) may also be a first name.

Okuro Last Name Facts

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

Okuro (Russian: Окуро) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okuro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 218,263rd most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,882,550 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Okuro reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okuro is also the 669,105th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 185 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,387 people, or 1 in 127,716. In Nigeria Okuro is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 58 percent live, Bayelsa, where 17 percent live and Edo, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 13 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.

Okuro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Okuro surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hokuro911,707/
Okuroh9140/
Okouro9112/
Okurop911/
Okuroi911/
Okurho911/
Okourou83139/
Okouroh831/
Okuroit831/
Gokouro831/
Okoro80412,289/
Okura8039,461/
Akuro801,813/
Okiro801,798/
Ocuro8086/
Ekuro8022/
Ukuro8012/
Oukourou771/
Gokourgo771/
Hokura73714/
Oscuro73426/
Okuura73406/
Okoroi73222/
Okaura73177/
Okorho73161/
Gokura73104/
Ohkura7394/
Hokoro7377/
Oukura7367/
Okhoro7367/
Ukurop7357/
Okorro7346/
Okooro7322/
Okurah7322/
Okoero7322/
Okoroo7318/
Hokiro7315/
Akuroh7313/
Okutra7311/
Ookura7310/
Ookoro739/
Okoura739/
Gakuro738/
Hakuro737/
Okiero737/
Akuruo736/
Okorou736/
Akurot736/
Ockoro735/
Akuroi735/
O'Koro734/
Okkoro734/
Okurga734/
Oucoro734/
Ogkoro733/
Ekouro733/
Oskura733/
Okurad732/
Okoroa732/
Uokoro732/
Oukoro732/
Oikoro732/
Akuiro732/
Okurau732/
Okiroi732/
Okoroy732/
Okuhra731/
Akuroo731/
Akuyro731/
Okcoro731/
Ekuruo731/
Adkuro731/
Okhura731/
Ukouro731/
Okiroo731/
Okoruo731/
Okuras731/
Okuira731/
Akuuro731/
Okiroh731/
Ohkoro731/
Okirho731/
Oykura731/
Oukourgou711/
Goukourgo711/
Akourou67353/
Okierou6799/
Gokhura6790/
Akouros6786/
Houkura6717/
Okurach6710/
Askuroh673/
Akuroha673/
Okuraut673/
Hakouro672/
Hokoura672/
Okuraas671/
Akhuroj671/
Okoroij671/
Ukouroh671/
Houkiro671/
Àkourou671/
Akuroit671/
Akourro671/
Okoeroh671/
Okuraha671/
Hukurod670/

Okuro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okuro in the Russian language
Окуроokuro-

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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
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  • 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 Okuro
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