Kuku Surname
Approximately 88,853 people bear this surname
Kuku Surname Definition:
Kuku is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: grandparent.
Kuku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 38,080 | 1:985 | 126 |
| South Sudan | 23,251 | 1:491 | 99 |
| Egypt | 6,285 | 1:14,628 | 1,748 |
| Nigeria | 6,143 | 1:28,837 | 2,441 |
| Kenya | 3,490 | 1:13,232 | 1,632 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| DR Congo | 1,950 | 1:37,887 | 4,695 |
| Turkey | 1,134 | 1:68,626 | 6,415 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,109 | 1:7,352 | 532 |
| Russia | 885 | 1:162,851 | 18,634 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Indonesia | 448 | 1:295,199 | 26,302 |
| Vietnam | 363 | 1:255,223 | 1,067 |
| Cameroon | 355 | 1:58,504 | 7,534 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| India | 273 | 1:2,809,763 | 86,205 |
| Liberia | 269 | 1:16,389 | 1,702 |
| South Africa | 265 | 1:204,444 | 21,800 |
| Ukraine | 217 | 1:209,782 | 28,188 |
| England | 196 | 1:284,276 | 22,043 |
| United States | 173 | 1:2,095,138 | 133,172 |
| Uganda | 144 | 1:271,106 | 19,583 |
| Moldova | 90 | 1:39,571 | 6,032 |
| Solomon Islands | 86 | 1:6,745 | 1,010 |
| Transnistria | 65 | 1:7,303 | 1,415 |
| Belarus | 61 | 1:155,755 | 21,264 |
| Pakistan | 42 | 1:4,253,426 | 29,680 |
| Zimbabwe | 41 | 1:376,542 | 34,729 |
| Armenia | 39 | 1:75,133 | 3,040 |
| Kazakhstan | 36 | 1:491,180 | 36,296 |
| Japan | 31 | 1:4,124,009 | 36,900 |
| North Macedonia | 29 | 1:72,465 | 7,044 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Azerbaijan | 17 | 1:567,595 | 10,450 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9 | 1:126,186 | 322 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Kuku (42,312) may also be a first name.
Kuku Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kuku is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: grandparent.
Kuku Demographics
Average Kuku Salary in
United States
$37,847 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kuku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuku (Bengali: কুকু, Georgian: კუკუ, Hindi: कुकु, Marathi: कुकु, Oriya: କୁକୁ, Russian: Куку, Tibetan: ཀུ་ཀུ་) is more commonly found in Sudan than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuku? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,356th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 82,018 people. Kuku is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kuku live; 50 percent live in North Africa and 50 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Kuku is also the 21,232nd most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 42,312 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Sudan, where it is borne by 38,080 people, or 1 in 985. Barring Sudan it occurs in 107 countries. It is also found in South Sudan, where 26 percent reside and Egypt, where 7 percent reside.
Kuku Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kuku has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kuku surname rose 5,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kuku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (70%) in Russia, Orthodox (50%) in Belarus, Christian (86%) in Kenya and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kuku last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Kuku earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.41% less than the national average, earning R 86,952 per year; in United States they earn 12.29% less than the national average, earning $37,847 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.31% less than the national average, earning $33,135 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kuku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuku in the Georgian language | ||
| კუკუ | kuku | - |
| Kuku in the Bengali language | ||
| কুকু | kuku | - |
| Kuku in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁକୁ | kuku | 96.43 |
| କୁକୁାଇଁ | kukua'im | 3.57 |
| Kuku in the Marathi language | ||
| कुकु | kuku | 51.43 |
| कुकू | kuku | 35.71 |
| कूकू | kuku | 5.71 |
| केकुकु | kekuku | 5.71 |
| कूंकू | kunku | 1.43 |
| Kuku in the Hindi language | ||
| कुकु | kuku | 41.56 |
| कूकू | kuku | 34.42 |
| कुकू | kuku | 22.08 |
| कुक्कू | kukku | 1.3 |
| कूकु | kuku | 0.65 |
| Kuku in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀུ་ཀུ་ | kuku | 33.33 |
| སྐུ་སྐུ། | kuku | 33.33 |
| ཀུ་ཀུ། | kuku | 33.33 |
| Kuku in the Russian language | ||
| Куку | kuku | - |
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