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 last name Vakuru is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakuru? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Vakuru are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vakuru is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Vakuru is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 90 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Vakuru exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.
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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