Baluku Surname

13,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Baluku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baluku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda42,5691:91779
DR Congo3971:186,09518,831
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Baluku (569) may also be a first name.

Baluku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Baluku (Marathi: बाळकू, Oriya: ବାଲୁକୁ) is found most frequently in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Baluku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Baluku is the 13,041st most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,498 people. The last name Baluku is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Baluku reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Baluku is also the 351,631st most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 569 people.

This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 42,569 people, or 1 in 917. In Uganda Baluku is most prevalent in: Kasese District, where 72 percent reside, Bundibugyo District, where 12 percent reside and Kabarole District, where 4 percent reside. Not including Uganda it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Baluku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Baluku surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balluku9268/
Baluuku9222/
Balukku923/
Balukuu921/
Bailuku921/
Bhaluku921/
Baluiku921/
Balukus921/
Baloukou8633/
Boluku83389/
Baloku8364/
Baliku8313/
Beluku833/
Balouskus8015/
Balloku7769/
Mpaluku7721/
Bohluku776/
Balucus772/
Vaaluku771/
Valluku771/
Balliku771/
Beloukou7116/
Valoukou715/
Boloku67166/
Bouloukou67101/
Balocu6743/
Boliku6717/
Beliku678/
Bolucu674/

Baluku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baluku in the Oriya language
ବାଲୁକୁbaluku92.31
ବଲୁକୁbaluku3.85
ବାଳୁକୁbaluku3.85
Baluku in the Marathi language
बाळकूbalaku33.33
बाळूकूbaluku33.33
बाळुकुbaluku33.33

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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 Baluku
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