Olukuru Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olukuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Olukuru 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
Kenya1181:391,35522,129
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Olukuru Demographics

Olukuru Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Olukuru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olukuru occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olukuru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,328,442nd most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olukuru are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Olukuru is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 391,355. In Kenya Olukuru is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 52 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 43 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 3 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Olukuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Olikuru86125/
Alukuru8686/
Olokuru8643/
Elukuru8615/
Olukiru861/
Ulukuru861/
Ulukuruz8050/
Allukuru8017/
Aalukuru801/
Oolikuru801/
Ulukkuru801/
Halukuru801/
Oloukoutrou781/
Alikuru711,469/
Elikuru7150/
Alokuru713/
Aloukourou711/
Olokoru711/
Allikuru678/
Allukoru674/
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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 Olukuru
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