Ukuri Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Ukuri Surname User-submission:

Ukuri means 'truth'. It originates from the Bantu speaking people of Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda.

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Ukuri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ukuri (93) may also be a first name.

Ukuri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ukuri means 'truth'. It originates from the Bantu speaking people of Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda. It is sometimes written as Ukuli and is used among Bafumbira of Uganda, Banyarwanda of Rwanda, Barundi of Burundi and Abanyabwisha of DRC

- qukuli

Ukuri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ukuri is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ukuri.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukuri? popularity and diffusion

Ukuri is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Ukuri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 25 percent of Ukuri reside; 25 percent reside in East Africa and 25 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 93 people.

The surname Ukuri is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 11,496,644. In Belgium Ukuri is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Belgium this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Malaysia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uekuri91388/
Uskuri9167/
Hukuri914/
Ukauri914/
Oukuri913/
Aukuri911/
Udkuri911/
Gukuri911/
Huikuri83529/
Ukkusri833/
Uskuris831/
Ukurich831/
Goukuri831/
Hutkuri831/
Haukuri831/
Okuri803,128/
Ukiri80972/
Ukura80904/
Ukori80402/
Ukure80274/
Ikuri80167/
Oukourri7717/
Uskurait7712/
Uzkureit776/
Gukhauri773/
Oukhouri771/
Uskauris771/
Houkouri771/
Okouri73443/
Hukura73210/
Aukiri73146/
Jikuri73129/
Oukura7367/
Ukorie7352/
Ukhure7343/
Utkure7313/
Ikkuri7310/
Ukuura7310/
Utkury739/
Okurie739/
Ikouri739/
Uekiri738/
Ukaura738/
Ukkori736/
Uskure736/
Ukuere736/
Ukkiri735/
Uhkura734/
Okurei734/
Hokuri734/
Ukoure734/
Okuiri734/
Aukura733/
Aukure733/
Okurai733/
Okkuri733/
Aukori732/
Uhkure732/
Gukure732/
Ikurri731/
Hukiri731/
Uzkure731/
Okuuri731/
Okurri731/
Okuroi731/
Okauri731/
Ikurai731/
Ukuire731/
Ukureh731/
Aukury730/
Uszkureit7118/
Oukourris714/
Usskureit711/
Uzkurreit711/
Ukoerhi6782/
Uschkureit6722/
Houkura6717/
Hukkiri679/
Uykurer677/
Uskaure672/
Oukhiri672/
Ukuresh671/
Ukurych671/
Huquiri671/
Hokkuri671/
Oukoure671/
Uzkurys671/
Aukhori671/
Jikurai671/
Ukhurhe671/

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