Neku Surname

405,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 863 people bear this surname

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

Neku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4401:123,13114,541
Nigeria2361:750,60534,037
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Nepal321:890,0305,708
India261:29,502,515369,827
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Neku (1,025) may also be a first name.

Neku Last Name Facts

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

Neku (Bengali: নেকু, Hindi: नेकू, Marathi: नेकु, Oriya: େନକୁ, Russian: Неку) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 405,848th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 8,444,433 people. The last name Neku is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Neku are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 250,708th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 1,025 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 440 people, or 1 in 123,131. In South Africa Neku is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent reside, Western Cape, where 20 percent reside and Gauteng, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Neku Last Name Statistics demography

Neku earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.48% more than the national average, earning R 300,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naeku893,257/
Nekui89207/
Nekhu8995/
Nekou8981/
Ngeku8952/
Neiku8915/
Nekeu8912/
Nekku895/
Neeku894/
Necku894/
Nneku892/
Nekau892/
Netku891/
Nejku891/
Neikou8032/
Niekau8016/
Neukeu8011/
Nekouy8010/
Nekous805/
Nekouš804/
Ngekau804/
Negkou804/
Niekou804/
Neukui802/
Ngekuh802/
Nekhuh802/
Neckou801/
Nekeuh801/
Nekkui801/
Nekouh801/
Neikau801/
Neikui801/
Ngekui801/
Ngeeku801/
Nekoud801/
Nekouz801/
Niekui801/
Niekuu801/
Naku754,811/
Niku751,181/
Noku75870/
Nyku7589/
Necu7510/
Njku753/
Nîku751/
Nieckau7333/
Ngnekeu739/
Netkhup734/
Neikaus733/
Nettkau732/
Nejkaup731/
Nekouiy731/
Nekouyi731/
Neatkut731/
Netkhuy731/
Nakku6713,220/
Nikou674,592/
Nakui671,686/
Nokku671,506/
Neicu671,464/
Nikku671,000/
Nakau67688/
Naiku67585/
Nakhu67458/
Netcu67322/
Naaku67304/
Nayku67245/
Nakeu67181/
Nekoe67156/
Nokui67155/
Neacu67112/
Nikau67106/
Ngecu67106/
Nnaku6785/
Nekoo6771/
Nyoku6764/
Nikuy6762/
Nioku6756/
Nikeu6744/
Nhaku6737/
Necus6733/
Nikhu6731/
Ngiku6729/
Nikui6728/
Njkou6728/
Nicku6718/
Nahku6712/
Nokeu6710/
Nykui679/
Nojku678/
Nakuh678/
Niçku678/
Neykhauz676/
Nokhu676/
Nikuj675/
Nykus675/
Neşcu674/
Nakuy673/
Nokcu673/
Nokuh671/
Nigku671/
Nnjku671/
Nnoku671/
Niceu671/
Nokau671/
Necui671/
Neșcu671/
Njdku671/
Nikuz671/
Nékou671/
Nagku671/
Neceu671/
Nikuh671/
Nhkuy671/

Neku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Neku in the Bengali language
নেকুneku-
Neku in the Oriya language
େନକୁenaku-
Neku in the Hindi language
नेकूneku75.08
नेकुneku24.92
Neku in the Marathi language
नेकुneku71.43
नेकूneku28.57
Neku in the Russian language
Некуneku-

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