Faku Surname

54,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Faku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,8001:6,157784
Lesotho1601:12,7032,815
Nigeria1251:1,417,14254,922
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Albania171:171,41512,549
England91:6,190,895170,599
India91:85,229,487684,495
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Faku (1,248) may also be a first name.

Faku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faku (Hindi: फकू, Oriya: ଫକୁ, Russian: Факу) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Faku.

How Common Is The Last Name Faku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 54,570th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 781,422 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Faku live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 223,560th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,248 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 8,800 people, or 1 in 6,157. In South Africa Faku is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent reside, Gauteng, where 11 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent reside. Besides South Africa Faku is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Faku Last Name Statistics demography

Faku earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.04% less than the national average, earning R 137,724 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fakou89497/
Faiku89159/
Fakau8953/
Fakku8940/
Fakeu8939/
Feaku8933/
Fauku8912/
Fakhu896/
Fakui894/
Faeku894/
Fakous805,442/
Fajkus80859/
Fakult8054/
Faikus8050/
Fakkou8015/
Fakkus8015/
Fakoud804/
Faikuz802/
Faikou802/
Fackou802/
Faakuu801/
Faukus801/
Fakkhu801/
Fakaus801/
Faskou801/
Faskus801/
Fakouh801/
Fajkuś801/
Fakhou801/
Feakus800/
Feku751,665/
Facu751,060/
Vaku75236/
Foku75201/
Fakó7571/
Fakoush73496/
Fajkusz73122/
Fakhout734/
Fakouch732/
Faikuha731/
Fackous731/
Fakhouh731/
Fahadku731/
Fa'akou731/
Fakouss731/
Fatdkou731/
Fakkkuu731/
Fokou679,679/
Phaku674,918/
Feeku67356/
Facus67236/
Fokui67184/
Fokeu67181/
Facuy67170/
Fakoo67137/
Fuoku6749/
Feuku6747/
Fakoe6736/
Foiku6727/
Fekau6725/
Vauku6717/
Vakau6717/
Fekeu6717/
Facou6715/
Vaaku6715/
Fekui6712/
Vakhu6711/
Vakeu6710/
Faqou679/
Fajkó678/
Fheku677/
Vakku676/
Fascu675/
Vaiku675/
Vakuj674/
Facau673/
Fekku673/
Fakousch672/
Fooku672/
Fokau672/
Fouku672/
Vakui672/
Facgu671/
Facui671/
Fekhu671/
Faicu671/
Fókus671/
Facud671/
Fakuľová671/
Feiku671/
Ffeku671/
Fackault670/

Faku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faku in the Oriya language
ଫକୁphaku-
Faku in the Hindi language
फकूphaku52.63
फाकूphaku26.32
फकुphaku10.53
फाकुphaku10.53
Faku in the Russian language
Факуfaku-

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