Choku Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guyana

Choku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Choku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United States141:25,889,924709,614
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Choku (646) may also be a first name.

Choku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Choku (Hindi: छोकू, Marathi: चोकू, Tibetan: ཆོས་སྐུ།) is found most in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Choku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Choku reside; 31 percent reside in Southern Africa and 31 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Choku is also the 327,050th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 646 people.

The surname Choku is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 93 percent are found and North West, where 7 percent are found. Other than South Africa Choku is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Choku Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Choku earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 55.67% less than the national average, earning R 105,336 per year and in United States they earn 18.48% less than the national average, earning $35,177 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chokou9119/
Chokku9118/
Chokui916/
Chokhu915/
Chouku915/
Chosku911/
Chocku911/
Chohku911/
Chokau911/
Chokut911/
Chokus911/
Chokgu911/
Coku89699/
Hoku8992/
Choukou8310,376/
Tchokou83113/
Tchokeu8354/
Choukeu8314/
Tchokui8310/
Chhokau831/
Chockou831/
Chokhou831/
Choekou831/
Choikeu831/
Choukui831/
Choykeu831/
Chuku80128,713/
Chaku801,585/
Cokou801,546/
Cheku80284/
Hokui80174/
Hokku8079/
Hokou8045/
Chocu8039/
Khoku8014/
Hjoku807/
Hokau807/
Zhoku805/
Cokku804/
Cioku804/
Hooku804/
Hokuy802/
Hokut802/
Hocku801/
Hokeu801/
Hokuś801/
Tchoukeu771,031/
Tchoukou77369/
Choukoud77298/
Tchoukui7790/
Choukkou775/
Chokoush771/
Choikhou771/
Choykhou771/
Chokoe735,111/
Chukhu731,448/
Chakou731,100/
Chakhu73291/
Chocou7398/
Chakku7382/
Cheeku7381/
Houkou7364/
Chacou7361/
Chekku7348/
Chacku7340/
Tchaku7338/
Chukku7337/
Chukeu7318/
Chakui7316/
Chakau7314/
Hokusz7311/
Chukou7311/
Chauku738/
Hoikhu737/
Chucku737/
Chaaku737/
Chakut737/
Hookup736/
Chokoo734/
Chukui733/
Chekuu733/
Chhaku732/
Chukau732/
Khokhu732/
Chakeu732/
Chekeu732/
Tshoku732/
Checku731/
Chukuu731/
Chukcu731/
Hokuue731/
Hockeu731/
Dzhoku731/
Chocuj731/
Chekau731/
Ciokau731/
Chuiku731/
Chatku731/
Chheku731/
Chekhu731/
Hookus730/
Hockus730/
Hockut730/
Choukkouh716/
Tchouckou712/
Tchoukoup712/
Choikhuit711/
Choikkouh711/
Tchoutkui711/
Choijkhuu711/
Huku672,832/
Cocu672,302/
Tchakou671,741/
Çoku671,622/
Haku671,020/
Zoku67886/
Caku67565/
Chakouh67487/
Chakkou67110/
Ćoku6791/
Tchakui6731/
Tchakeu6729/
Choucou6727/
Hocu6726/
Chakouj6723/
Cheekku6717/
Chaskou6715/
Cheukou6714/
Choekoe6714/
Chuikeu6711/
Chakkhu6711/
Chatkhu678/
Tchacou677/
Houkkou675/
Chekouh675/
Khokhou674/
Chhakku673/
Chuckhu673/
Chuikou673/
Chacoux673/
Chaugku672/
Cheukui672/
Khoikou672/
Chockoe672/
Chuskus671/
Chhukku671/
Juckhou671/
Hockkou671/
Chukhus671/
Čoku671/
Chuchku671/
Tchocou671/
Tcoukou671/
Dchakui671/
Chatkou671/
Chakoup671/
Chakous671/
Chakuha671/
Chakush671/
Cheqkou671/
Cheukeu671/
Tchakus671/
Hachkou671/
Chukhuu671/
Chakout671/
Chaekhu671/
Chatkut671/
Chuykeu671/
Choocuy671/
Chookoo671/
Chascou670/
Chucous670/

Choku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Choku in the Hindi language
छोकूchoku50
चोकूcoku50
Choku in the Marathi language
चोकूcoku50
चोकुcoku50
Choku in the Tibetan language
ཆོས་སྐུ།chöku47.73
ཆོས་སྐུ་chöku43.18
ཆོས་ཀུ་chöku6.82
ཆུང་ཀུ་chungku2.27

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Choku
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