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

Olukuru is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Olukuru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olukuru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,328,442nd most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Olukuru reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 391,355. In Kenya Olukuru is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 52 percent live, Bungoma County, where 43 percent live and Vihiga County, where 3 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Olukuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Olukuru surname is principally 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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