Onkuru Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Onkuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Onkuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onkuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onkuru occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onkuru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Onkuru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Onkuru reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Onkuru is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Onkuru is most common in: Kisii County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonkuru | 92 | 18 | / |
| Ounkuru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onkkuru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ankuru | 83 | 98 | / |
| Unkuru | 83 | 3 | / |
| Angkuru | 77 | 16 | / |
| Hunkuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Unnkuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hankurau | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ankourou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Angkurut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hankourou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ankourgou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aungkurut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hankourau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amkuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aungkuruth | 63 | 2 | / |
| Ankourouss | 63 | 1 | / |
| Houmkourou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ankooru | 62 | 9 | / |
| Encaurau | 57 | 3 | / |
| Ongkorou | 57 | 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
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- 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 Onkuru
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