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 has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okuru? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 243,671st most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,454,490 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okuru live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okuru is also the 583,008th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 236 people.
The last name Okuru is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,426 people, or 1 in 124,224. In Nigeria Okuru is mostly found in: Rivers, where 55 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 16 percent are found and Gombe, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Okuru is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Okuru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally 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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