Yokuru Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Yokuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 68 | 1:574,107 | 31,082 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
Yokuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yokuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yokuru occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Yokuru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yokuru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,918,812th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Yokuru reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 574,107. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Arua District, where 82 percent are found, Hoima District, where 10 percent are found and Maracha District, where 3 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found and Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyokuru | 92 | 193 | / |
| Eyokuru | 92 | 40 | / |
| Ayokuru | 92 | 24 | / |
| Yozkuru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yokuuru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yakuru | 83 | 138 | / |
| Yikuru | 83 | 19 | / |
| Jokuru | 83 | 16 | / |
| Yokoru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oykuru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yocuru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aykuru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ajokuru | 77 | 94 | / |
| Oyokoru | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ayokoru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ojokuru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eyokoru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jookuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekuru | 73 | 1,184 | / |
| Ikuru | 73 | 1,148 | / |
| Yakourou | 71 | 53 | / |
| Yikourou | 71 | 39 | / |
| Yacourou | 71 | 12 | / |
| Yikkurru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gikuru | 67 | 976 | / |
| Jikuru | 67 | 289 | / |
| Aikuru | 67 | 39 | / |
| Jokoru | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ekouru | 67 | 27 | / |
| Jakuru | 67 | 22 | / |
| Eakuru | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gekuru | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yakiru | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ekurau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aykoru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikurau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekuruh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekureu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikkuru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hikuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iskuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikuuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eukuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekkuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekurup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikurut | 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 Yokuru
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