Engku Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Engku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Engku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia991:297,92116,312
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Engku (6,716) may also be a first name.

Engku Last Name Facts

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

Engku occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Engku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,484,726th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Engku reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 79,726th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 6,716 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 297,921. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Selangor, where 24 percent are found, Terengganu, where 16 percent are found and Pahang, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jengku9152/
Engkau9114/
Hengku919/
Yengku914/
Engkuh914/
Engkuj911/
Engkui911/
Gengku911/
Enku89278/
Hengkui832/
Angku80252/
Ingku80107/
Henku8071/
Genku8067/
Jenku8065/
Yenku8045/
Ongku8040/
Enkou8021/
Aenku804/
Enkau801/
Enkuh801/
Eunku801/
Enkeu801/
Jenkou73207/
Angkau73141/
Ongkau7359/
Hongku7322/
Angkui7319/
Hangku7317/
Engcau7313/
Jenkut7311/
Henkeu7311/
Ingkau7310/
Angkuy738/
Ingkuy738/
Angkuh738/
Jenkus736/
Ingkui736/
Hyenku736/
Jingku735/
Yenkou734/
Enkeuh734/
Ingkuh734/
Yenkeu733/
Jenkui733/
Yongku732/
Genkou732/
Ongkou732/
Jenkuh731/
Ongkui731/
Genkeu731/
Yngkau731/
Ihenku731/
Anku6715,868/
Encu673,700/
Esenkus67233/
Hongkhu67124/
Onku6799/
Inku6735/
Enkhaus6732/
Henkous6719/
Yongkeu6711/
Henkaus679/
Jingkui679/
Yongkui678/
Jingkou678/
Jingkuh675/
Hengkoo674/
Jingkau672/
Hongkui672/
Jenkuss671/
Hongkou671/
Gingkou671/
Etynkau671/
Yingkui671/
Henkhus671/
Jenkuis671/
Heunkeu671/
Ahaenku671/
Yienkou671/
Ongkhui671/
Henckus671/
Jeunkou671/
Jeunkeu671/

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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 Engku
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