Ukuru Surname
Approximately 330 people bear this surname
Ukuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 317 | 1:558,810 | 27,182 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Ukuru (103) may also be a first name.
Ukuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ukuru is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukuru? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 835,661st most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ukuru live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukuru is also the 930,172nd most common given name internationally It is held by 103 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 558,810. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 39 percent reside, Cross River, where 17 percent reside and Delta, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gukuru | 91 | 11 | / |
| Oukuru | 91 | 9 | / |
| Ukkuru | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ukuruu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Aukuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ukurus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eukuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hukuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uutkuru | 83 | 5 | / |
| Hukuiru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Uttkuru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Houkuru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ukuirau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okuru | 80 | 1,636 | / |
| Ikuru | 80 | 1,148 | / |
| Ukiru | 80 | 140 | / |
| Ukoru | 80 | 5 | / |
| Oukourou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jikuru | 73 | 289 | / |
| Okauru | 73 | 47 | / |
| Ucurus | 73 | 19 | / |
| Okhuru | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hukoru | 73 | 6 | / |
| Okkuru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ikurau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aucuru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ikkuru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okurau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikuuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aukoru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uccuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hokuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hikuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okouru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukourgou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okourou | 67 | 139 | / |
| Jikkuru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikkurru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hikourou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Okoru | 60 | 186 | / |
| Ikiru | 60 | 96 | / |
| Ocuru | 60 | 44 | / |
| Icuru | 60 | 7 | / |
| Ockoru | 55 | 3 | / |
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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 Ukuru
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