Vikiru Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Vikiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 188 | 1:245,638 | 16,864 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Vikiru Demographics
Vikiru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Vikiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vikiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vikiru is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vikiru? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,222,957th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Vikiru live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 245,638. In Kenya Vikiru is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 94 percent live, Kisumu County, where 2 percent live and Nairobi County, where 2 percent live. Besides Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.
Vikiru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fikiru | 83 | 17,067 | / |
| Vekiru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waikiru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Baikiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fikeru | 67 | 4,829 | / |
| Fekiru | 67 | 1,771 | / |
| Vekuru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vukuru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fikuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wikuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vickerhaus | 63 | 0 | / |
| Fikerud | 62 | 33 | / |
| Wikerud | 62 | 18 | / |
| Waikuru | 62 | 9 | / |
| Bekirou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vukhuru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vuhkuru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Fiskerud | 57 | 83 | / |
| Wikerudh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vescairu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Fekeru | 50 | 5,475 | / |
| Fekuru | 50 | 91 | / |
| Wekuru | 50 | 10 | / |
| Fukuru | 50 | 9 | / |
| Wekeru | 50 | 7 | / |
| Wukuru | 50 | 2 | / |
| Wickerhaus | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Vikiru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis