Okuru Surname
Approximately 1,636 people bear this surname
Okuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,426 | 1:124,224 | 8,151 |
| Uganda | 185 | 1:211,023 | 16,608 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okuru (236) may also be a first name.
Okuru Demographics
Okuru Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okauru | 91 | 47 | / |
| Gokuru | 91 | 43 | / |
| Oukuru | 91 | 9 | / |
| Okhuru | 91 | 7 | / |
| Okueru | 91 | 7 | / |
| Okkuru | 91 | 3 | / |
| Okurau | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okurgu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okuruz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oykuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hokuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okouru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okurus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okourou | 83 | 139 | / |
| Okuraut | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okurutt | 83 | 1 | / |
| Houkuru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okuruut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okiru | 80 | 6,082 | / |
| Akuru | 80 | 2,728 | / |
| Ekuru | 80 | 1,184 | / |
| Ukuru | 80 | 330 | / |
| Okoru | 80 | 186 | / |
| Ocuru | 80 | 44 | / |
| Oukourou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gakuru | 73 | 10,700 | / |
| Akkuru | 73 | 163 | / |
| Okieru | 73 | 59 | / |
| Ekouru | 73 | 27 | / |
| Aekuru | 73 | 25 | / |
| Akguru | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gukuru | 73 | 11 | / |
| Akcuru | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hakuru | 73 | 9 | / |
| Aakuru | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ekurau | 73 | 8 | / |
| Akouru | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ukkuru | 73 | 6 | / |
| Akeuru | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ukuruu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akauru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekureu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ockoru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekuruh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akuuru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akuruh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akurui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akhuru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akutru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoeru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gocuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ocurut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okiruh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aukuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukurus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eukuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekkuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hukuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukourgou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akourou | 67 | 353 | / |
| Hakurau | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uutkuru | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aekouru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aatkuru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gakurui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hatkuru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hukuiru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akureut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Àkourou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukuirau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akurutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uttkuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akurupp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haakuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuurut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakuruh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aekauru | 67 | 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 Okuru
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