Uruku Surname
Approximately 566 people bear this surname
Uruku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 320 | 1:121,998 | 11,543 |
| Nigeria | 238 | 1:744,297 | 33,840 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
Uruku (246) may also be a first name.
Uruku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uruku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uruku (Oriya: ଉରୁକୁ, Russian: Уруку) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Uruku? popularity and diffusion
Uruku is the 560,645th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,875,523 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Uruku reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Uruku is also the 569,299th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 246 people.
It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 121,998. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 77 percent live, Koboko District, where 13 percent live and Arua District, where 5 percent live. Other than Uganda Uruku occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 42 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guruku | 91 | 323 | / |
| Auruku | 91 | 173 | / |
| Huruku | 91 | 6 | / |
| Urukau | 91 | 5 | / |
| Urukup | 91 | 3 | / |
| Urucu | 80 | 977 | / |
| Iruku | 80 | 736 | / |
| Oruku | 80 | 373 | / |
| Uriku | 80 | 122 | / |
| Ouroukou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ouriku | 73 | 30 | / |
| Huriku | 73 | 26 | / |
| Uruscu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Irruku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ieruku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Orauku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urgucu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orukcu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orukau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orukuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eurucu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irukku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouroukou | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ourokuy | 67 | 33 | / |
| Huruzcu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oroukou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ouroucou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Oroku | 60 | 1,076 | / |
| Uricu | 60 | 32 | / |
| Orucu | 60 | 23 | / |
| Iriku | 60 | 21 | / |
| Orokuy | 55 | 85 | / |
| Orokui | 55 | 4 | / |
| Jiriku | 55 | 3 | / |
| Urikau | 55 | 1 | / |
| Horoku | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ourikou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Horokuy | 50 | 1 | / |
Uruku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uruku in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉରୁକୁ | uruku | 33.33 |
| ପୁରୁକୁ | puruku | 33.33 |
| ଊରୁକୁ | uruku | 33.33 |
| Uruku in the Russian language | ||
| Уруку | uruku | - |
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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 Uruku
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