Kaku Surname
Approximately 49,916 people bear this surname
Kaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 34,902 | 1:3,663 | 613 |
| Nigeria | 4,132 | 1:42,871 | 3,368 |
| India | 3,243 | 1:236,530 | 13,822 |
| Ghana | 2,286 | 1:11,820 | 1,565 |
| Afghanistan | 949 | 1:33,881 | 1,373 |
| Papua New Guinea | 755 | 1:10,800 | 955 |
| Indonesia | 691 | 1:191,388 | 18,277 |
| DR Congo | 643 | 1:114,898 | 12,589 |
| United States | 548 | 1:661,421 | 52,894 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Tanzania | 337 | 1:157,097 | 14,110 |
| Uganda | 222 | 1:175,853 | 14,786 |
| Brazil | 177 | 1:1,209,460 | 41,744 |
| Solomon Islands | 83 | 1:6,988 | 1,066 |
| United Arab Emirates | 75 | 1:122,164 | 10,258 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Kenya | 59 | 1:782,710 | 31,540 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| China | 24 | 1:56,971,732 | 3,099 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Kaku (30,099) may also be a first name.
Kaku Demographics
Kaku Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Kaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaku (Bengali: কাকু, Georgian: კაკუ, Hindi: ककू, Marathi: काकु, Oriya: କାକୁ, Russian: Каку) is most common in Japan. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaku? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 11,257th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 145,996 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Kaku reside; 70 percent reside in East Asia and 70 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Kaku is also the 27,815th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 30,099 people.
It is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 34,902 people, or 1 in 3,663. In Japan Kaku is most common in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 23 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Japan it exists in 74 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Kaku Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kaku has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 54,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kaku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Kaku last name are 24.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.88% registered with the party.
Kaku earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.17% more than the national average, earning $49,696 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaku in the Georgian language | ||
| კაკუ | kaku | - |
| Kaku in the Bengali language | ||
| কাকু | kaku | - |
| Kaku in the Oriya language | ||
| କାକୁ | kaku | 79.17 |
| କକୁ | kaku | 20.83 |
| Kaku in the Marathi language | ||
| काकु | kaku | 67.54 |
| काकू | kaku | 28.7 |
| ककु | kaku | 2.51 |
| ककू | kaku | 1.13 |
| Kaku in the Hindi language | ||
| ककू | kaku | 45.86 |
| ककु | kaku | 32.93 |
| काकू | kaku | 17.54 |
| काकु | kaku | 3.3 |
| कंकु | kanku | 0.12 |
| ंककू | nkaku | 0.04 |
| कक्ू | kaku | 0.04 |
| कंकू | kanku | 0.04 |
| कक्कू | kakku | 0.04 |
| Kaku in the Russian language | ||
| Каку | kaku | - |
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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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- 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 Kaku
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