Fuku Surname

87,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Fuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3,6821:34,7213,239
DR Congo1,1421:64,6937,626
South Africa5271:102,80412,436
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Fuku (74,298) may also be a first name.

Fuku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fuku (Hindi: फूकू, Oriya: ଫୁକୁ, Russian: Фуку) occurs most in Japan. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuku? popularity and diffusion

Fuku is the 87,290th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,322,364 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Fuku reside; 67 percent reside in East Asia and 67 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 13,187th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 74,298 people.

The surname is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 3,682 people, or 1 in 34,721. In Japan Fuku is most frequent in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 24 percent reside, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Other than Japan it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Fuku Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fuku earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.71% less than the national average, earning R 114,744 per year and in United States they earn 48.71% more than the national average, earning $64,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fukui89116,388/
Pfuku89109/
Fukuy89105/
Fukeu8948/
Feuku8947/
Fuuku8936/
Fauku8912/
Fukku894/
Fouku892/
Fukou891/
Fukut891/
Feukeu80624/
Foukou80322/
Feukou80245/
Foukui8019/
Futkeu8016/
Foukeu8013/
Foukup806/
Feukui802/
Fuekeu801/
Feuhku801/
Futcku801/
Faukus801/
Fukush801/
Vuku75569/
Fiku75487/
Foku75201/
Fucu751/
Fukó751/
Fouskou7357/
Foukkou739/
Fukkhui734/
Foukous734/
Feutkeu731/
Feuhkeu731/
Fouckeu731/
Fouhkeu731/
Foukouy731/
Fouckou731/
Phuku67204/
Fokui67184/
Foucu6788/
Fuicu6787/
Fucuy6752/
Vauku6717/
Vouku6714/
Vucku679/
Fukoň676/
Fucus675/
Vukku674/
Fujkó672/
Fikui672/
Fuscu672/
Vukeu672/
Fooku672/
Fikuy672/
Fucui671/
Vukuh671/
Vukhu671/
Fukoo671/
Ficku670/

Fuku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fuku in the Oriya language
ଫୁକୁphuku-
Fuku in the Hindi language
फूकूphuku40
फुकुphuku40
फुकूphuku20
Fuku in the Russian language
Фукуfuku-

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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 Fuku
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