Wurku Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Wurku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wurku (9) may also be a first name.
Wurku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wurku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wurku has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wurku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wurku live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 9 people.
The surname Wurku is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Gombe, where 83 percent live and Nasarawa, where 17 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wourkou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Worku | 80 | 394,715 | / |
| Wirku | 80 | 102 | / |
| Workou | 73 | 21 | / |
| Wirkuu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wirkui | 73 | 8 | / |
| Burkou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Buurku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wirkou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Burkuy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Burkeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Workhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Workeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wirkuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wirkku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vourkou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Burgkuh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Burcu | 60 | 2,133 | / |
| Vurcu | 60 | 4 | / |
| Burcuș | 55 | 104 | / |
| Burccu | 55 | 26 | / |
| Virkku | 55 | 8 | / |
| Burcau | 55 | 6 | / |
| Vorkou | 55 | 2 | / |
| Virkau | 55 | 2 | / |
| Vorkouh | 50 | 9 | / |
| Burqucu | 50 | 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 Wurku
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