Saruku Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Saruku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Saruku (23) may also be a first name.
Saruku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saruku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saruku (Oriya: ସାରୁକୁ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saruku? popularity and diffusion
Saruku is the 2,979,664th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Saruku are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.
Saruku is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ondo, where 36 percent are found, Ekiti, where 23 percent are found and Oyo, where 23 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Saruku occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent are found and Uganda, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarukud | 92 | 3 | / |
| Saroukou | 86 | 318 | / |
| Zaruku | 83 | 172 | / |
| Sariku | 83 | 72 | / |
| Seruku | 83 | 34 | / |
| Caruku | 83 | 10 | / |
| Soruku | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jaruku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sseruku | 77 | 17 | / |
| Shariku | 77 | 15 | / |
| Carukcu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sehruku | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zahruku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sorukau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saariku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soroukou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Zaroukou | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sserukku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chayruku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jarrukut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soroku | 67 | 3,569 | / |
| Sorucu | 67 | 551 | / |
| Souroukou | 67 | 275 | / |
| Seriku | 67 | 12 | / |
| Joruku | 67 | 11 | / |
| Çariku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaroku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carucu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoruku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zariku | 67 | 1 | / |
Saruku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saruku in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାରୁକୁ | saruku | - |
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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 Saruku
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