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 Political Affiliation
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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 carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kaku.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaku? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,257th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 145,996 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Kaku are found; 70 percent are found in East Asia and 70 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 27,815th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 30,099 people.
The surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 34,902 people, or 1 in 3,663. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 23 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Japan this surname is found in 74 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Kaku Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kaku has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kaku surname rose 54,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kaku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Kaku are 24.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.88% being registered with the political 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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