Inuk Surname

602,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Inuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3171:558,81027,182
Indonesia901:1,469,43599,362
Philippines561:1,807,825113,961
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Inuk (1,238) may also be a first name.

Inuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Inuk (Russian: Инук) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Inuk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 602,749th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 14,150,575 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Inuk reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Inuk is also the 224,663rd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 1,238 people.

Inuk is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 317 people, or 1 in 558,810. In Nigeria Inuk is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 49 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 38 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and The Philippines, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jinuk89545/
Ginuk89129/
Inuke8935/
Inuik8927/
Inauk897/
Inguk895/
Ainuk894/
Innuk891/
Uinuk891/
Inukh891/
Jinuik8038/
Ginguk8011/
Jinguk806/
Inouke805/
Jinukg801/
Hinuke801/
Hignuk800/
Inok751,916/
Unuk75491/
Inuq7554/
Enuk7525/
Inug7512/
Inuc757/
Ynuk753/
Hinouke7314/
Inukova7313/
Hainuck7310/
Yingnuk735/
Jinhuck731/
Hinnuke731/
Henuk671,891/
Innok671,867/
Yinug67218/
Genuk67193/
Enuke6783/
Unnuk6735/
Uinok6729/
Ainok6729/
Inukhova6720/
Hinok6713/
Jinok6711/
Hinuq6710/
Inugh679/
Enukh676/
Inhug676/
Enuck676/
Yingneuk675/
Unuik674/
Inaug673/
Inoug673/
Yonuk673/
Innuc672/
Inuug672/
Enouk672/
Jinug672/
Unhuk671/
Etnuk671/
Ynukz671/
Ainug671/
Imnuq671/
Yingnouk671/
Inoux671/
Hynuk671/
Inouc671/
Inuuq671/
Ennuk671/
Hunuk671/
Eneuk671/
Inugs671/

Inuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Inuk in the Russian language
Инукinuk-

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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 Inuk
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