Henku Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Henku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Henku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania561:945,38644,615
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Henku (31) may also be a first name.

Henku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Henku (Hindi: हेंकू) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Henku.

How Common Is The Last Name Henku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Henku is the 2,255,512th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Henku are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Henku is also the 1,874,099th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 31 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 945,386. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 98 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside and Ukraine, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khenku9147/
Henkeu9111/
Chenku9110/
Hengku919/
Enku89278/
Chenkus8394/
Henkous8319/
Chenkou8312/
Henkaus839/
Chenkuz837/
Chenkui832/
Chengku832/
Hengkui832/
Chienku832/
Khenkhu831/
Henkhus831/
Heunkeu831/
Henckus831/
Kh'enku831/
Hynku80209/
Engku80142/
Hanku8095/
Genku8067/
Enkou8021/
Honku8019/
Hinku8012/
Aenku804/
Hînku804/
Eunku801/
Enkau801/
Enkeu801/
Enkuh801/
Henkhaus77418/
Khenkhou779/
Henkouch779/
Chetnkou773/
Henkhuis773/
Chengkui772/
Chengkou772/
Cheunkeu771/
Heinekeu771/
Chenckus771/
Hankui73417/
Khynku73316/
Chinku73118/
Honkuy7386/
Hongku7322/
Hangku7317/
Hynkut7316/
Hankhu7316/
Engkau7314/
Hinkou738/
Enkeuh734/
Engkuh734/
Jenkui733/
Chencu733/
Ahanku732/
Genkou732/
Hynkus732/
Ghinku731/
Gengku731/
Engkuj731/
Engkui731/
Genkeu731/
Hemkou731/
Jenkuh731/
Chiengkou713/
Chengkhui711/
Anku6715,868/
Encu673,700/
Esenkus67233/
Chinkhu67158/
Hongkhu67124/
Onku6799/
Ahankou6749/
Inku6735/
Chinkou6735/
Enkhaus6732/
Chencui677/
Chencus676/
Chemkut675/
Hengkoo674/
Hyonkeu673/
Hinnkou672/
Hongkui672/
Hönkaus671/
Honkouh671/
Chencau671/
Chinkuz671/
Etynkau671/
Chiengkhou671/
Chenkoo671/
Hinkaus671/
Hongkou671/
Hencaux670/

Henku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Henku in the Hindi language
हेंकूhenku-

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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 Henku
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