Kauku Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
Kauku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 145 | 1:318,482 | 19,707 |
| Tanzania | 110 | 1:481,287 | 32,644 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Kauku (58) may also be a first name.
Kauku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kauku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kauku (Hindi: कौकु, Marathi: कंुकू) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kauku? popularity and diffusion
Kauku is the 802,733rd most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. The surname Kauku is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kauku reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kauku is also the 1,295,729th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 58 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 318,482. In Kenya Kauku is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 58 percent reside, Meru County, where 40 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 32 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kauku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kauku in the Hindi language | ||
| कौकु | kauku | - |
| Kauku in the Marathi language | ||
| कंुकू | kamuku | - |
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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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- 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 Kauku
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