Okuru Surname

243,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4261:124,2248,151
Uganda1851:211,02316,608
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okuru (236) may also be a first name.

Okuru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okuru is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okuru? popularity and diffusion

Okuru is the 243,671st most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,454,490 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okuru reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okuru is also the 583,008th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 236 people.

Okuru is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,426 people, or 1 in 124,224. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 55 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 16 percent reside and Gombe, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Okuru occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Okuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Okuru last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okauru9147/
Gokuru9143/
Oukuru919/
Okhuru917/
Okueru917/
Okkuru913/
Okurau912/
Okurgu911/
Okuruz911/
Oykuru911/
Hokuru911/
Okouru911/
Okurus911/
Okourou83139/
Okuraut833/
Okurutt831/
Houkuru831/
Okuruut831/
Okiru806,082/
Akuru802,728/
Ekuru801,184/
Ukuru80330/
Okoru80186/
Ocuru8044/
Oukourou771/
Gakuru7310,700/
Akkuru73163/
Okieru7359/
Ekouru7327/
Aekuru7325/
Akguru7312/
Gukuru7311/
Akcuru7310/
Hakuru739/
Aakuru739/
Ekurau738/
Akouru737/
Ukkuru736/
Akeuru735/
Ukuruu734/
Akauru733/
Ekureu733/
Ockoru733/
Ekuruh733/
Akuuru732/
Akuruh732/
Akurui732/
Akhuru732/
Akutru731/
Okoeru731/
Gocuru731/
Ocurut731/
Okiruh731/
Aukuru731/
Ekeuru731/
Ukurus731/
Eukuru731/
Ekkuru731/
Hukuru731/
Oukourgou711/
Akourou67353/
Hakurau679/
Uutkuru675/
Aekouru674/
Aatkuru674/
Gakurui673/
Hatkuru673/
Hukuiru672/
Akureut671/
Àkourou671/
Ukuirau671/
Akurutt671/
Uttkuru671/
Akurupp671/
Haakuru671/
Akuurut671/
Gakuruh671/
Aekauru671/

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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 Okuru
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