Kuluku Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kuluku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuluku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Laos11:6,588,3231,961

Kuluku (22) may also be a first name.

Kuluku Last Name Facts

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

Kuluku is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuluku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,674,734th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. Kuluku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kuluku are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kuluku is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name globally, borne by 22 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria Kuluku is primarily found in: Benue, where 59 percent reside, Taraba, where 29 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Kuluku is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Liberia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kauluku9219/
Kulluku925/
Kguluku921/
Kullukcu867/
Kaulukou861/
Kiluku83295/
Koluku83125/
Kuloku8311/
Kuliku833/
Culuku831/
Kulucu831/
Kouloukou8061/
Kolukcu775/
Kouloukkou751/
Kollukcu71140/
Cullukcu718/
Koleukeu711/
Kulikou628/
Koulokou571/
Culouscou532/
Coulouscou5020/
Culicu501/

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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 Kuluku
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