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
Koroku is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koroku? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,189,614th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Koroku live; 76 percent live in East Asia and 76 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 318,411th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 677 people.
Koroku is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 846,651. In Japan Koroku is mostly concentrated in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 79 percent live, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 9 percent live and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 3 percent live. Apart from Japan Koroku is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.
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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