Kuku Surname

6,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Kuku Surname Definition:

Kuku is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: grandparent.

Kuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan38,0801:985126
South Sudan23,2511:49199
Egypt6,2851:14,6281,748
Nigeria6,1431:28,8372,441
Kenya3,4901:13,2321,632
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
DR Congo1,9501:37,8874,695
Turkey1,1341:68,6266,415
Papua New Guinea1,1091:7,352532
Russia8851:162,85118,634
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Indonesia4481:295,19926,302
Vietnam3631:255,2231,067
Cameroon3551:58,5047,534
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
India2731:2,809,76386,205
Liberia2691:16,3891,702
South Africa2651:204,44421,800
Ukraine2171:209,78228,188
England1961:284,27622,043
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Uganda1441:271,10619,583
Moldova901:39,5716,032
Solomon Islands861:6,7451,010
Transnistria651:7,3031,415
Belarus611:155,75521,264
Pakistan421:4,253,42629,680
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Armenia391:75,1333,040
Kazakhstan361:491,18036,296
Japan311:4,124,00936,900
North Macedonia291:72,4657,044
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Austria171:500,90847,931
Azerbaijan171:567,59510,450
China171:80,430,6804,441
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Namibia61:401,56710,578
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khuku891,952/
Kukuh89913/
Kukui89392/
Kuuku89385/
Kukku89351/
Kauku89349/
Kukuu89218/
Kukuś89197/
Kukuy89165/
Kukou8930/
Kueku8928/
Kukau8920/
Kouku8913/
Kukuš8913/
Keuku8912/
Kukuj895/
Ckuku894/
Kkuku892/
Kuiku892/
Kucku891/
Kukcu891/
Kukeu891/
Kukhu891/
Koukou809,241/
Kahuku80414/
Kaukau80332/
Kuikeu80196/
Khukhu80167/
Kuikui80165/
Koukeu80159/
Keukeu80140/
Kaukui80104/
Kukuľa8084/
Kuekeu8049/
Kushku8041/
Kuisku8029/
Kutkus8025/
Koukui8022/
Kaukus8019/
Kuquku8017/
Kuykuy8014/
Kukkus8012/
Kuckku809/
Kukhut808/
Kaukuš808/
Kukuĺa803/
Kuukuu802/
Kkuuku802/
Kukuić802/
Kuskut801/
Kudkud801/
Keukou801/
Khauku801/
Kaukuh800/
Cuku75656/
Kucu7552/
Kukó7524/
Koukouh73149/
Koukkou7348/
Khukhuu7340/
Koutkou7335/
Koukuyt7332/
Kouskou7310/
Kukkeus738/
Koukhou737/
Koukouï734/
Koukoud734/
Koukout733/
Kouqkou733/
Kuskaus732/
Kudkush731/
Kuukuch731/
Kuukush731/
Kuskush731/
Koudkou731/
Koukeuh731/
Koukouy731/
Koukouî731/
Kukhaus731/
Gkoukou731/
Koukouz731/
Kuckeus730/
Gcuku67549/
Khoukhou67470/
Koukouss67170/
Kukuľová6762/
Kikuu6752/
Kukoľ6750/
Kuzcu6745/
Kuckó6729/
Kouhkouh6723/
Kuycu6721/
Kukoo6717/
Kucuň6711/
Koukkous679/
Kaukusch676/
Gkougkou676/
Khuikhui676/
Kukuyowa674/
Kukuyova673/
Kokuu672/
Koukouha672/
Kouykouy672/
Khaukhau672/
Kukoe672/
Kucuj671/
Cauku671/
Kucus671/
Khukhhuu671/
Koukouii671/
Kucuy671/
Cuuku671/
Kouzkouz671/
Kgaukgau671/
Koudkoud671/
Cguku671/
Gkuihkku671/

Kuku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuku in the Georgian language
კუკუkuku-
Kuku in the Bengali language
কুকুkuku-
Kuku in the Oriya language
କୁକୁkuku96.43
କୁକୁାଇଁkukua'im3.57
Kuku in the Marathi language
कुकुkuku51.43
कुकूkuku35.71
कूकूkuku5.71
केकुकुkekuku5.71
कूंकूkunku1.43
Kuku in the Hindi language
कुकुkuku41.56
कूकूkuku34.42
कुकूkuku22.08
कुक्कूkukku1.3
कूकुkuku0.65
Kuku in the Tibetan language
ཀུ་ཀུ་kuku33.33
སྐུ་སྐུ།kuku33.33
ཀུ་ཀུ།kuku33.33
Kuku in the Russian language
Кукуkuku-

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