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Where Does The Last Name Ku Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Ku (Bengali: কু, Hindi: कु, Marathi: कु, Oriya: କୁ, Tibetan: སྐུ་) has its highest incidence in South Korea. It can be found as a variant: Kú, Kü or Kù. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ku? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,371^st most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 18,420 people. Ku is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Ku live; 57 percent live in East Asia and 54 percent live in Koreanic Asia. Ku is also the 1,822^nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 546,747 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Korea, where it is borne by 214,187 people, or 1 in 239. In South Korea it is most frequent in: Gyeonggi Province, where 22 percent reside, Seoul, where 19 percent reside and Busan, where 11 percent reside. Not including South Korea it is found in 131 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside and Vietnam, where 10 percent reside.

Ku Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ku has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ku surname rose 25,952 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ku Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (74%) in Russia, Evangelical (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Ku last name are 6.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ku earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning 357,849 kr per year; in Peru they earn 33.38% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,855 per year; in South Africa they earn 20.38% more than the national average, earning R 286,080 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $24,544,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 26.3% more than the national average, earning $54,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.48% more than the national average, earning $61,348 CAD per year.