Foku Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Foku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1221:170,23818,185
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Foku (58) may also be a first name.

Foku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foku (Hindi: फोकू, Russian: Фоку) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,181,191st most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. Foku occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Foku live; 61 percent live in Central Africa and 61 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 58 people.

Foku is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 170,238. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 52 percent live, Northwest Region, where 23 percent live and West Region, where 13 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Foku is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Foku Last Name Statistics demography

Foku earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.21% more than the national average, earning R 356,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fokou899,679/
Fokui89184/
Fokeu89181/
Fuoku8949/
Foiku8927/
Fooku892/
Fouku892/
Fokau892/
Foukou80322/
Fockeu80250/
Foukui8019/
Foukeu8013/
Foukup806/
Fokouh802/
Fotkou802/
Fokoup801/
Fokuhp801/
Fohkeu801/
Fojkus801/
Foskut800/
Faku759,326/
Fuku755,511/
Feku751,665/
Voku7542/
Focu751/
Fouskou7357/
Foukkou739/
Foukous734/
Fouckeu731/
Fouhkeu731/
Fokouha731/
Fouckou731/
Foukouy731/
Fukui67116,388/
Focus676,093/
Phoku674,401/
Fokoe67607/
Fakou67497/
Feeku67356/
Voiku67230/
Pfuku67109/
Fukuy67105/
Foucu6788/
Fakau6753/
Fukeu6748/
Feuku6747/
Fakku6740/
Fakeu6739/
Fuuku6736/
Fekau6725/
Fekeu6717/
Facou6715/
Vouku6714/
Fauku6712/
Fekui6712/
Faqou679/
Fheku677/
Fakhu676/
Fecou675/
Fakui674/
Fukku674/
Faeku674/
Fekku673/
Focuy672/
Fokoo671/
Fukut671/
Vokku671/
Vooku671/
Vokau671/
Fekhu671/
Ffeku671/
Focou671/
Foccu671/
Fukou671/
Fókus671/

Foku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foku in the Hindi language
फोकूphoku50
फोकुphoku50
Foku in the Russian language
Фокуfoku-

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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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  • 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 Foku
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