Vakuru Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Vakuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vakuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

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 more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Vakuru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vakuru? popularity and diffusion

Vakuru is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname is predominantly found 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 numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 90 percent live. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vakourou861/
Wakuru83260/
Fakuru8318/
Vakiru833/
Vekuru833/
Vakoru831/
Uakuru831/
Bakurru7728/
Wakhuru7722/
Baukuru7711/
Waikuru779/
Baykuru778/
Bakuuru771/
Votkuru771/
Fakourou7154/
Baukurou711/
Wakiru67123/
Fekuru6791/
Wokuru6734/
Fakiru6733/
Wacuru6710/
Wekuru6710/
Bacuru672/
Wakoru672/
Vekiru671/
Fokuru671/

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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
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  • 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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