Kuaku Surname

471,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kuaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6771:109,12812,069
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kuaku (34) may also be a first name.

Kuaku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kuaku Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kuaku (Russian: Куаку) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuaku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 471,721st most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 10,249,713 people. The surname Kuaku is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kuaku live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kuaku is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 34 people.

The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 677 people, or 1 in 109,128. Barring The DR Congo it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkuaku9182/
Kuakut9110/
Kuakou912/
Kwaku8029,847/
Quaku80346/
Kuoku806/
Guaku802/
Kouhakou772/
Nguaku73130/
Kuosku73128/
Kwakou7314/
Guakou737/
Nkwaku732/
Kuokku731/
Guakus731/
Guakui731/
Kouhakouh711/
Nkwakeu6717/
Kuakhoo671/
Nkwakou671/
Kwakuha671/
Kweukeu671/

Kuaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuaku in the Russian language
Куакуkuaku-

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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 Kuaku
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