Nku Surname

86,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,6531:66,7714,878
South Africa1,4701:36,8564,726
Cameroon4671:44,4735,852
DR Congo4171:177,16918,031
Lesotho3931:5,1721,050
Botswana1051:20,8284,170
Vietnam321:2,895,1892,272
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
India101:76,706,538639,611
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Nku (583) may also be a first name.

Nku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nku (Hindi: ंकु, Marathi: ंकु) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nku is the 86,133rd most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,302,278 people. The last name Nku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nku reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nku is also the 346,663rd most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 583 people.

The surname Nku is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,653 people, or 1 in 66,771. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 74 percent are found, Lagos, where 6 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 26 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.

Nku Last Name Statistics demography

Nku earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.57% less than the national average, earning R 160,236 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkou8611,128/
Nkau861,355/
Nkuh86417/
Nkuy86268/
Nkuu86136/
Nkeu86126/
Nkui8665/
Ngku8613/
Hnku862/
Nkhu862/
Nkgu861/
Nkuz861/
Ncku861/
Nkud861/
N'Kou75595/
Nkgau75471/
Nkouh75196/
Nkeuh75174/
Nquku75157/
Nkutt7589/
Nkhau7559/
N'Kau7534/
Nkouy7528/
Nnkuu759/
Ngkau757/
Ngkut755/
Ngkou753/
Nkuit753/
Ngkui753/
Ngkeu752/
Nkeue752/
Nkcuu751/
Nhkuy751/
Nkkou751/
Nnhku751/
Nkuth751/
Nkuuhe6751/
Ngquku6733/
Ncu6721/
Ngkuha675/
Nkouha673/
Ngkaus673/
Nkouhe672/
Nkuuha672/
Nkujje671/
Nkuhee671/
N'Kouî671/
N'Kouh671/
Ngeeku671/
Nkouyi671/
Nkuuyi671/
Nqukuu671/

Nku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nku in the Hindi language
ंकुnku78.95
ण्कुnku10.53
ंकूnku5.26
न्कूnku5.26
Nku in the Marathi language
ंकुnku50
नाकुnaku50

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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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  • 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 Nku
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