Shukuru Surname

16,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Shukuru Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the word shukuru, which means 'to give thanks' in Swahili language.

Shukuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo29,0601:2,542264
Tanzania3,9101:13,5401,754
Kenya7241:63,7846,171
Uganda571:684,90034,656
India431:17,838,730274,051
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Shukuru (50,302) may also be a first name.

Shukuru Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the word shukuru, which means 'to give thanks' in Swahili language.

- knaibei

Shukuru Last Name Facts

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

Shukuru (Bengali: শুকুরু, Hindi: शुकुरु, Oriya: ଶୁକୁରୁ, Russian: Шукуру) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shukuru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shukuru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 16,424th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 215,525 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shukuru reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Shukuru is also the 18,413th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 50,302 people.

The last name Shukuru is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 29,060 people, or 1 in 2,542. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 12 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Shukuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shukuruh931/
Shukurhu931/
Sukuru922,478/
Saukuru861,151/
Suukuru8628/
Sukkuru8628/
Shikuru8617/
Sukuuru868/
Shokuru861/
Chaukuru80176/
Shikauru802/
Shukooru801/
Sokuru7743/
Sukiru7719/
Sukoru779/
Soukourou75294/
Shokourou751/
Sukuroo7154/
Shikiru7149/
Sookuru7134/
Sukooru718/
Sucurru711/
Zukurou711/
Sogkuru711/
Sokourou6769/
Sukurooh676/
Succurru671/
Soucourou632/
Sokoru623/
Ssikiru573/
Sookooru534/
Soukirou531/

Shukuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shukuru in the Bengali language
শুকুরুsukuru-
Shukuru in the Oriya language
ଶୁକୁରୁsukuru98.51
ଶକୁରୁsakuru1.49
Shukuru in the Hindi language
शुकुरुsukuru69.63
शुकुरूsukuru28.38
शुकूरुsukuru1.19
शुकूरूsukuru0.4
शुकुरूवsukuruva0.13
सुकुरूsukuru0.13
शूकुरुsukuru0.13
Shukuru in the Russian language
Шукуруsukuru-

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