Alaku Surname
Approximately 2,720 people bear this surname
Alaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,176 | 1:81,408 | 5,765 |
| Uganda | 262 | 1:149,005 | 13,229 |
| India | 156 | 1:4,917,086 | 124,057 |
| Canada | 92 | 1:400,496 | 35,373 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Alaku (12,945) may also be a first name.
Alaku Demographics
Average Alaku Salary in
Canada
$44,287 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Alaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alaku (Hindi: अलकू, Marathi: आळकु, Oriya: ଆଲକୁ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alaku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 160,324th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,679,245 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Alaku live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 51,451st most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 12,945 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,176 people, or 1 in 81,408. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 66 percent are found, Plateau, where 8 percent are found and Kaduna, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 10 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Alaku Last Name Statistics demography
Alaku earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.86% less than the national average, earning $44,287 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alaku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alaku in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲକୁ | alaku | - |
| Alaku in the Hindi language | ||
| अलकू | alaku | 50.43 |
| अलकु | alaku | 49.2 |
| आलकु | alaku | 0.25 |
| अल्कु | alku | 0.12 |
| Alaku in the Marathi language | ||
| आळकु | alaku | 46.07 |
| आळकू | alaku | 44.94 |
| अळकु | alaku | 3 |
| अलकु | alaku | 3 |
| एलकू | elaku | 0.75 |
| अलकू | alaku | 0.75 |
| अलकाु | alakau | 0.37 |
| आळाकू | alaku | 0.37 |
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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 Alaku
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