Koku Surname
Approximately 8,221 people bear this surname
Koku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,979 | 1:9,070 | 1,231 |
| Togo | 2,100 | 1:3,451 | 531 |
| Nigeria | 1,212 | 1:146,157 | 9,304 |
| Turkey | 1,000 | 1:77,821 | 7,147 |
| India | 227 | 1:3,379,143 | 97,272 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Papua New Guinea | 107 | 1:76,203 | 9,993 |
| Japan | 83 | 1:1,540,293 | 24,672 |
| Indonesia | 73 | 1:1,811,633 | 116,472 |
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Solomon Islands | 19 | 1:30,528 | 6,049 |
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Kökü (1) are calculated separately.
Koku (18,306) may also be a first name.
Koku Demographics
Average Koku Salary in
United States
$43,588 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Koku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koku (Hindi: कोकू, Marathi: कोकु, Russian: Коку) is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Kökü. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koku? popularity and diffusion
Koku is the 61,169th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 886,455 people. The surname Koku is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Koku are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Koku is also the 40,330th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 18,306 people.
It is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,979 people, or 1 in 9,070. Barring Ghana this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.
Koku Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Koku last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.
Koku earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $43,588 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koku in the Hindi language | ||
| कोकू | koku | 73.73 |
| कोकु | koku | 25.99 |
| कंकु | kanku | 0.09 |
| कंकू | kanku | 0.05 |
| कोंकू | konku | 0.05 |
| काेकू | kaeku | 0.05 |
| कांकू | kanku | 0.05 |
| Koku in the Marathi language | ||
| कोकु | koku | 69.35 |
| कोकू | koku | 29.65 |
| Koku in the Russian language | ||
| Коку | koku | - |
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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 Koku
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