Koroku Surname
Approximately 199 people bear this surname
Koroku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 151 | 1:846,651 | 18,575 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Koroku (677) may also be a first name.
Koroku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koroku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koroku occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Koroku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,189,614th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Koroku are found; 76 percent are found in East Asia and 76 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 318,411th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 677 people.
This last name is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 846,651. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 79 percent reside, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 9 percent reside and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Japan Koroku exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korokou | 92 | 204 | / |
| Korokous | 86 | 20 | / |
| Koroukou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kourokou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Korotkui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Koraku | 83 | 612 | / |
| Kuroku | 83 | 5 | / |
| Koruku | 83 | 4 | / |
| Karoku | 83 | 3 | / |
| Koreku | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kouroukou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kurokui | 77 | 92 | / |
| Kooraku | 77 | 44 | / |
| Korukcu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Korocou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Korekou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kouraku | 77 | 2 | / |
| Korekau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Korakhu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Koraaku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korruku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korukou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korukau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korakau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koreuku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korekku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korakku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kooruku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouroukouh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kourakou | 71 | 335 | / |
| Kooraaku | 71 | 27 | / |
| Korakhau | 71 | 5 | / |
| Korakaus | 71 | 4 | / |
| Korakupp | 71 | 4 | / |
| Katrokou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koruckcu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korucu | 67 | 7,908 | / |
| Karuku | 67 | 3,269 | / |
| Karaku | 67 | 443 | / |
| Kereku | 67 | 222 | / |
| Kareku | 67 | 75 | / |
| Koutrakou | 67 | 39 | / |
| Keraku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Caroku | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Koroku
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