Chuku Surname

4,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128,713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria127,8941:1,385177
India1711:4,485,762116,822
Japan1571:814,29518,255
Tanzania1271:416,86329,360
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
England671:831,61344,286
Zimbabwe401:385,95635,257
Lesotho301:67,7529,213
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Chuku (2,909) may also be a first name.

Chuku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chuku (Bengali: চুকু, Hindi: चुकू, Marathi: चुकु, Oriya: ଚୁକୁ, Tibetan: ཆུ་ཀུ་) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chuku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chuku is the 4,373rd most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 56,619 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chuku are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chuku is also the 134,657th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 2,909 people.

The last name Chuku is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 127,894 people, or 1 in 1,385. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 93 percent live, Adamawa, where 3 percent live and Katsina, where 1 percent live. Besides Nigeria Chuku is found in 29 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent live and Japan, where 0 percent live.

Chuku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Chuku last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chuku earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 28.35% less than the national average, earning R 170,268 per year and in United States they earn 4.16% less than the national average, earning $41,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chukhu911,448/
Chukku9137/
Chukeu9118/
Chukou9111/
Chauku918/
Chucku917/
Chouku915/
Chukui913/
Chukau912/
Chukuu911/
Chukcu911/
Tchuku911/
Chuiku911/
Huku892,832/
Cuku89656/
Choukou8310,376/
Cheukou8314/
Choukeu8314/
Chuikeu8311/
Chuckhu833/
Chuikou833/
Chaugku832/
Tchukou832/
Cheukui832/
Chuskus831/
Chhukku831/
Chukhus831/
Chuchku831/
Tchukui831/
Choukui831/
Cheukeu831/
Chukhuu831/
Chuykeu831/
Chiku802,446/
Khuku801,952/
Hukku80135/
Cukku8068/
Zhuku8050/
Choku8045/
Chucu8027/
Hukui8026/
Hukau8020/
Huiku8018/
Hukhu803/
Huuku802/
Hauku802/
Cauku801/
Cuhku801/
Cuuku801/
Ciuku801/
Tchoukeu771,031/
Tchoukou77369/
Choukoud77298/
Tchuikou77135/
Tchoukui7790/
Tcheukou7750/
Tchuikeu7737/
Tcheukeu7730/
Choukkou775/
Cheukkui771/
Tcheukui771/
Tchukkou771/
Tchaukeu771/
Tchaukui771/
Chukhuha771/
Chikui73657/
Tshuku73578/
Chikku73439/
Khukhu73167/
Houkou7364/
Huikku7342/
Heukou7337/
Heukeu7328/
Zhukau7321/
Chokku7318/
Hukahu7315/
Chieku739/
Chucuy736/
Chikuy736/
Chokui736/
Chhiku735/
Chikuu735/
Chicku732/
Haukus732/
Chocku731/
Huikuh731/
Huskuy731/
Ciukus731/
Huykku731/
Haukou731/
Chukoo731/
Ceukou731/
Hausku731/
Khauku731/
Zhukui731/
Huckut730/
Choukkouh716/
Tchouckou712/
Tchoukoup712/
Tchoutkui711/
Tcheukeup711/
Tcheutkeu711/
Tcheutkou711/
Cucu6720,577/
Zuku67783/
Coku67699/
Çuku67590/
Hoku6792/
Chuckoo6747/
Dzhukhu6743/
Choucou6727/
Hucu679/
Houkkou675/
Ćuku674/
Hauskou673/
Huiskus671/
Huitkeu671/
Tcoukou671/
Chaukoe671/
Chauqeu671/
Haukuth670/
Chucous670/
Huckaus670/
Hauskau670/

Chuku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chuku in the Bengali language
চুকুcuku-
Chuku in the Oriya language
ଚୁକୁcuku91.49
ଚୂକୁcuku6.38
ଚୂକୂcuku2.13
Chuku in the Marathi language
चुकुcuku53.07
चुकूcuku27.44
चूकूcuku18.41
चूकुcuku1.08
Chuku in the Hindi language
चुकूcuku46.67
चूकूcuku26.67
चुकुcuku20
छूकुchuku6.67
Chuku in the Tibetan language
ཆུ་ཀུ་chuku40
ཆུ་སྐུ་chuku20
ཅུ་ཀུ་chuku20
ཆོས་སྐུ་chöku20

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