Vakuru Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Vakuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
Vakuru (11) may also be a first name.
Vakuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vakuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vakuru occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Vakuru.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakuru? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,100,440th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Vakuru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Vakuru reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 90 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Vakuru is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vakourou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakuru | 83 | 260 | / |
| Fakuru | 83 | 18 | / |
| Vakiru | 83 | 3 | / |
| Vekuru | 83 | 3 | / |
| Vakoru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uakuru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bakurru | 77 | 28 | / |
| Wakhuru | 77 | 22 | / |
| Baukuru | 77 | 11 | / |
| Waikuru | 77 | 9 | / |
| Baykuru | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bakuuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Votkuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fakourou | 71 | 54 | / |
| Baukurou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakiru | 67 | 123 | / |
| Fekuru | 67 | 91 | / |
| Wokuru | 67 | 34 | / |
| Fakiru | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wacuru | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wekuru | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bacuru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wakoru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vekiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fokuru | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Vakuru
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