Wokuri Surname

233,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wokuri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wokuri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,7241:22,6453,284
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wokuri Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wokuri Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wokuri occurs most in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wokuri.

How Common Is The Last Name Wokuri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 233,618th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,222,217 people. The last name Wokuri occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wokuri are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Wokuri is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,724 people, or 1 in 22,645. In Uganda Wokuri is mostly found in: Manafwa District, where 43 percent reside, Mbale District, where 35 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 6 percent reside. Besides Uganda Wokuri is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wokouri9211/
Wokurai927/
Wookuri923/
Wokhuri922/
Wokura8363/
Wokiri8334/
Wakuri8334/
Wokori836/
Wekuri836/
Wokure832/
Wukuri832/
Wakkuri7774/
Votkuri7710/
Wokorie777/
Wokoure773/
Bokouri771/
Wakurai771/
Vottkuri715/
Bokhouri711/
Wakiri67486/
Wakori67423/
Uekuri67388/
Boukkouri67318/
Wakura67154/
Wakure6787/
Vekuri6726/
Wakury678/
Wokora674/
Wukure673/
Vakuri673/
Wukori673/
Uokure672/
Wekiri672/
Wacori672/
Wecuri671/
Wekure671/

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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 Wokuri
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