Jeku Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jeku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2191:247,38725,203
Indonesia881:1,502,832101,066
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
India101:76,706,538639,611
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Jeku (210) may also be a first name.

Jeku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jeku (Hindi: जेकू, Marathi: जेकू, Oriya: େଯକୁ) is found most in South Africa. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 741,235th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Jeku live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Jeku is also the 624,169th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 210 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 247,387. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent are found, Western Cape, where 21 percent are found and North West, where 17 percent are found. Barring South Africa it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

Jeku Last Name Statistics demography

Jeku earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.05% less than the national average, earning R 118,692 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tjeku8964/
Jekau8956/
Jekku8911/
Jekui895/
Jheku894/
Jeeku894/
Jekou894/
Ijeku893/
Jieku892/
Jekup891/
Jekuh891/
Jecku891/
Jezku891/
Jekhu891/
Eku864,008/
Djekou80880/
Ijeaku8084/
Jekaut8035/
Jeukeu8018/
Djekeu8013/
Jekouz804/
Ujjeku803/
Jeukou802/
Djekui802/
Jekaus801/
Ejieku801/
Jeakou801/
Jeukui801/
Ajjeku801/
Seku754,400/
Ekou753,922/
Jiku752,075/
Jecu751,191/
Ekau75949/
Geku75563/
Ceku75512/
Yeku75491/
Zeku75322/
Ekui7586/
Ekgu7510/
Ekku757/
Ekhu752/
Ekuj752/
Egku751/
Cjku751/
Jjku751/
Jekautz7318/
Jeykouh731/
Jekheus731/
Djeakou731/
Djeckou731/
Sekhu676,233/
Zekou67500/
Yekou67352/
Seeku67279/
Seaku67203/
Zekeu67190/
Jecup67137/
Zheku67130/
Ijiku67114/
Sekau67106/
Sekeu6750/
Zekui6743/
Cejku6741/
Zekus6741/
Jikku6733/
Seiku6731/
Cekuh6727/
Yieku6726/
Ekhou6725/
Ekouh6725/
Sekui6723/
Ekkou6719/
Yekui6718/
Cekhu6717/
Gekou6715/
Jaiku6712/
Djiku6711/
Sekku6710/
Jekoo6710/
Ieeku679/
Ehiku679/
Jikui678/
Jikau677/
Secku676/
Jhiku675/
Tjiku674/
Jioku674/
Jikeu674/
Zekau673/
Eckau673/
Ekkau672/
Eckou672/
Gekau672/
Ceeku671/
Cekku671/
Cekui671/
Jicku671/
Zeiku671/
Zejku671/
Zekku671/
Yekku671/
Zehku671/
Egkou671/
Iheku671/
Jikou671/
Iekuh671/
Jeckó671/
Yekuh671/
Seuku671/
Tceku671/
Eoiku671/
Ekhui671/
Sekuy671/
Jeceu671/
Jyecu671/
Jykut671/
Iecku671/
Iijku671/

Jeku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jeku in the Marathi language
जेकूjeku74.42
जेकुjeku25.58
Jeku in the Hindi language
जेकूjeku60.87
जेकुjeku39.13
Jeku in the Oriya language
େଯକୁeyaku50
େଜକୁejaku50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jeku
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