Guku Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Guku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1181:391,35522,129
Zimbabwe671:230,42125,509
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Guku (95) may also be a first name.

Guku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guku is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Guku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,189,614th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname Guku is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Guku are found; 62 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 95 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 391,355. In Kenya Guku is primarily concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 62 percent live, Kisii County, where 36 percent live and Muranga County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Guku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguku894,170/
Ghuku893,934/
Gukut8984/
Gauku8981/
Gukou8934/
Gusku8928/
Gukau895/
Gukus892/
Gukhu891/
Gujku891/
Gukku891/
Gouku891/
Cguku891/
Uku866,049/
Ngukuu80192/
Goukou80134/
Nghuku8085/
Guckau8032/
Gaukou8015/
Gahuku8015/
Ngukuh808/
Ngguku806/
Gaukau806/
Ghuuku806/
Ng'uku805/
Ngukou805/
Guskau804/
Ngukui803/
Ngauku802/
Goukeu802/
Goutku801/
Nkguku801/
Ngukeu801/
Gukaus801/
Guckus800/
Huku752,832/
Goku751,641/
Auku751,091/
Euku75717/
Ukuş75504/
Ukau75320/
Gucu75250/
Uyku75220/
Giku75187/
Ukku75140/
Ouku75123/
Ukuh75100/
Uçku7594/
Ukuś7576/
Ukuš7538/
Ukou7525/
Ukeu7512/
Ukui7511/
Ukuu7510/
Ujku758/
Ukhu757/
Uiku753/
Ukuy752/
Uuku752/
Uqku751/
Ukcu751/
Uzku751/
Ngoukou73204/
Gouskou7345/
Gueukeu7318/
Ngoukuh731/
Gaukoud731/
Gokui67638/
Ahuku67274/
Hukku67135/
Uykuz6784/
Ukuhs6778/
Gucus6767/
Uzkut6763/
Oukou6749/
Hukui6726/
Goeku6726/
Gutcu6725/
Hukau6720/
Huiku6718/
Guccu6712/
Uckus6712/
Ngucu6710/
Ukohu677/
Aukui677/
Gokku676/
Hukuu675/
Uskau675/
Ghoku674/
Ukkud674/
Gokuj674/
Gausckus674/
Ukheu674/
Gikuu674/
Gucui674/
Uikui674/
Hukhu673/
Aukau673/
Ohuku673/
Ukkuh673/
Ukhau672/
Gikku672/
Huuku672/
Uikau672/
Uykuş672/
Hauku672/
Gucou671/
Uukku671/
Ukahu671/
Kgiku671/
Aukuu671/
Aukeu671/
Gikui671/
Kgaukgau671/
Uskou671/
Utkup671/

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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 Guku
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