Anuku Surname

278,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6771:261,65815,005
India5831:1,315,72151,469
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Uganda421:929,50741,540
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Anuku (249) may also be a first name.

Anuku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anuku (Bengali: অনুকূ, Oriya: ଅନୁକୁ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anuku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 278,216th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,239,070 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Anuku reside; 49 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 565,047th most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 249 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 677 people, or 1 in 261,658. In Nigeria Anuku is most numerous in: Delta, where 30 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 26 percent reside and Rivers, where 13 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 42 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Anuku Last Name Statistics demography

Anuku earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 74.87% more than the national average, earning $75,453 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anguku91328/
Anouku917/
Annuku913/
Anueku912/
Hanuku912/
Ainuku911/
Ganuku911/
Anukhut8363/
Aynukus8323/
Anoukou8317/
Angukku833/
Ganguku831/
Annguku831/
Hanusku831/
Hainuku831/
Aniku804,802/
Onuku80461/
Anoku80250/
Enuku80155/
Anucu803/
Hanuskus772/
Aunukuha771/
Anoukoud771/
Aînoukou771/
Ainoukou771/
Anoukouh771/
Anieku7316/
Hanoku7315/
Onguku739/
Onuuku739/
Anniku735/
Aanoku734/
Haniku734/
Anooku734/
Anokuu733/
Anikui732/
Ainoku732/
Eynuku731/
Enueku731/
Anokuy731/
Anokui731/
Anucup731/
Ainiku731/
Ennuku731/
Enouku731/
Onueku731/
Onukou731/
Onusku731/
Onoukou6742/
Gangucu675/
Haanoku671/
Anukooh671/
Ahaniku671/
Ahannoukou671/

Anuku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anuku in the Bengali language
অনুকূanuku-
Anuku in the Oriya language
ଅନୁକୁanuku-

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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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  • 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 Anuku
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