Kukkuk Surname

641,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kukkuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kukkuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3661:148,02716,857
Turkey531:1,468,32957,819
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
England81:6,964,757184,742
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Kükkük (8) are calculated separately.

Kukkuk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kukkuk (Hindi: कुक्कुक) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found as: Kükkük. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kukkuk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 641,055th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,374,569 people. The last name Kukkuk is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Kukkuk live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 148,027. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 40 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 13 percent live and Free State, where 11 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 11 percent live and Poland, where 3 percent live.

Kukkuk Last Name Statistics demography

Kukkuk earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.83% more than the national average, earning R 441,612 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kukkuck9213/
Kukkukk922/
Kukuk912,258/
Kükkük898/
Kuckkuck860/
Kukuke8317/
Kukuks838/
Kukukh838/
Kukuuk831/
Kukeuk831/
Kuckuck771,107/
Koukouk771/
Kukhauk771/
Khukhuk771/
Kucuk731,006/
Kukuc73229/
Kukug736/
Kukok732/
Kukók731/
Kukukova7118/
Kukuková7115/
Khukhukh712/
Kukuck6784/
Kuzcuk6749/
Kuccuk6725/
Kukucs6720/
Kuşcuk6718/
Kucuks672/
Kukukhova672/
Kukoek671/
Kuecuk671/
Kutcuk671/
Kokkok671/
Kuykok671/
Kukugh671/
Kuscuk671/

Kukkuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kukkuk in the Hindi language
कुक्कुकkukkuka-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kukkuk
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