Abuku Surname
Approximately 1,753 people bear this surname
Abuku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 868 | 1:204,082 | 12,187 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| DR Congo | 335 | 1:220,536 | 21,570 |
| Uganda | 116 | 1:336,546 | 22,436 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Abuku (70) may also be a first name.
Abuku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abuku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abuku is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Abuku.
How Common Is The Last Name Abuku? popularity and diffusion
Abuku is the 230,742nd most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,157,185 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Abuku are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abuku is also the 1,162,016th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 70 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 868 people, or 1 in 204,082. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 52 percent are found, Delta, where 23 percent are found and Taraba, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abukui | 91 | 109 | / |
| Habuku | 91 | 29 | / |
| Abueku | 91 | 9 | / |
| Aibuku | 91 | 9 | / |
| Abukau | 91 | 4 | / |
| Abukou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gabuku | 91 | 2 | / |
| Aubuku | 91 | 2 | / |
| Abukus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Abucku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Abguku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aibueku | 83 | 387 | / |
| Aboukou | 83 | 98 | / |
| Habukku | 83 | 4 | / |
| Aboukeu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Aibukeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abukaud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abukhui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abukaut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abhueku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aboukut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abukaus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obuku | 80 | 1,026 | / |
| Ebuku | 80 | 886 | / |
| Aboku | 80 | 686 | / |
| Abucu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Abukoush | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ahabukui | 77 | 4 | / |
| Haboukou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aboukouy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abouckou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obukui | 73 | 680 | / |
| Ebueku | 73 | 163 | / |
| Ebouku | 73 | 11 | / |
| Abieku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obauku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Anpuku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ampuku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aiboku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avauku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obukut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obukuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuuku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abucut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebukui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeuku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aboukoush | 71 | 226 | / |
| Aboukhoush | 67 | 28 | / |
| Avoukou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abuqaud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oebukuy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aboucou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eboukou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abuqout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oboukou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuikui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abouqou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eibueku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebhueku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obukhou | 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
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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 Abuku
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