Monku Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Monku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2741:7,4181,610
South Africa1451:373,63933,668
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
India91:85,229,487684,495
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Monku (100) may also be a first name.

Monku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Monku (Hindi: मोनकू, Russian: Монку) occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Monku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Monku is the 650,013th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. The surname Monku is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Monku are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Monku is also the 946,056th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 100 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 274 people, or 1 in 7,418. In Lesotho Monku is most numerous in: Leribe District, where 89 percent reside, Maseru District, where 6 percent reside and Butha-Buthe District, where 3 percent reside. Not including Lesotho it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Monku Last Name Statistics demography

Monku earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.36% less than the national average, earning R 153,600 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monkou91333/
Mongku91284/
Monkau91220/
Monkeu9141/
Monkui913/
Monkuy911/
Monkhu911/
Monkuu911/
Monkuş911/
Mongkau83868/
Mounkuy83195/
Mounkou8343/
Monkutė834/
Monkoup833/
Mongkud833/
Mounkeu832/
Mongkhu831/
Mosinku831/
Moonkuy831/
Moungku831/
Mounkus830/
Manku807,696/
Munku80299/
Moncu804/
Momku803/
Monkoush771/
Mankou736,395/
Mangku733,198/
Monkoe73991/
Moncus73749/
Munkeu73228/
Mankeu73206/
Moncau73110/
Mankau7385/
Moncuy7329/
Monceu7328/
Momkus7321/
Mmanku7313/
Munkuu736/
Mungku735/
Mankuh735/
Maanku734/
Mankku733/
Moncou733/
Munkui733/
Mankuş733/
Mankhu732/
Mannku732/
Mankui732/
Mankuu731/
Mankuy731/
Moncui731/
Moncut731/
Moncuz731/
Munkou731/
Munkuh731/
Mhenku731/
Mongcu731/
Monqhu731/
Manhku731/
Monkhoush711/
Moncuit67477/
Munkhuu67412/
Mahanku67375/
Mangkau67160/
Moncaut67148/
Monkhoo6773/
Muinkeu6769/
Mankoud6726/
Mankeuh6719/
Monqaut6712/
Mangkuh6711/
Mungkui678/
Mangkui677/
Matinku676/
Mankutė675/
Mungkut675/
Mungkau674/
Munkhui674/
Munkhut674/
Manhkud673/
Moncheu673/
Moncaup672/
Mankuss672/
Mahnkud671/
Maangku671/
Mankhou671/
Moncaux671/
Monncus671/
Masinku671/
Mankhut671/
Mankoup671/
Mgankeu671/
Momkutė671/
Momkouh671/
Monkhoe671/
Mmankau671/
Mamnkeu671/
Manquku671/
Mankouz671/
Mongkoo671/
Mounkoo671/
Munckus670/
Moncous670/

Monku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Monku in the Hindi language
मोनकूmonaku50
मोंकूmonku50
Monku in the Russian language
Монкуmonku-

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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 Monku
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