Noku Surname

403,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Albania

Noku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5801:305,41917,008
Albania1091:26,7344,323
Papua New Guinea861:94,81112,690
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
United States111:32,950,812797,015
India71:109,580,769786,157
England61:9,286,343223,652
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Noku (592) may also be a first name.

Noku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Noku (Hindi: नोकू, Marathi: नोकु, Oriya: େନାକୁ, Russian: Ноку) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 403,243rd most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,376,490 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Noku reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 343,796th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 592 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 580 people, or 1 in 305,419. In Nigeria Noku is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 59 percent live, Taraba, where 26 percent live and Abia, where 6 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Noku Last Name Statistics demography

Noku earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.63% less than the national average, earning R 129,204 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nokku891,506/
Ngoku89209/
Nokui89155/
Nokou8918/
Nokeu8910/
Nouku898/
Nojku898/
Nooku897/
Nokhu896/
Nokuş896/
Nokcu893/
Nokuh891/
Nnoku891/
Nokau891/
Noukeu801,198/
Noukou80255/
Noukui80147/
Notkus8063/
Noikut8033/
Ngokou8025/
Ngokau8021/
Ngokeu8018/
Noikou8017/
Nookeu8012/
Noikud809/
Ngokui805/
Ngokuh804/
Nokouy802/
Nookku801/
Nokhut801/
Nokouh801/
Nokoup801/
Nokouz801/
Noskau801/
Ngoiku801/
Nockou801/
Nookou801/
Nookud801/
Noykud801/
Nokhou801/
Naku754,811/
Nuku753,262/
Neku75863/
Nüku7521/
Nocu757/
Ngoukou73204/
Nnoukou7315/
Nookush731/
Noukhou731/
Noukkou731/
Noukoup731/
Nouckou731/
Ngoukuh731/
Nookhus731/
Nohkhud731/
Nockutt730/
Nakku6713,220/
Nukui676,303/
Nguku674,170/
Naeku673,257/
Nakou672,979/
Nakui671,686/
Nocus67777/
Nakau67688/
Ngaku67511/
Nakhu67458/
Naaku67304/
Nokoe67299/
Nekui67207/
Nakeu67181/
Nekhu6795/
Nnaku6785/
Nauku6767/
Nakuu6757/
Nukhu6748/
Nakuz6747/
Nhaku6737/
Nhuku6719/
Nnuku6717/
Nekeu6712/
Nahku6712/
Nakuh678/
Nacou676/
Nukuh676/
Nekku675/
Noschkau674/
Neeku674/
Nukku674/
Nukuu674/
Necku674/
Nakuy673/
Nocou673/
Nocut672/
Nokoo672/
Nneku672/
Nekau672/
Nakuş672/
Nukau672/
Nadku671/
Nakuj671/
Nusku671/
Nukou671/
Ngnoukeu671/
Ngnoukou671/
Ngockhau671/
Nocuz671/
Nékou671/
Naqou671/
Nuhku671/
Nukeu671/
Noicu671/
Nagku671/
Naçku671/
Nocau671/

Noku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Noku in the Oriya language
େନାକୁenaku-
Noku in the Marathi language
नोकुnoku72.73
नोकूnoku27.27
Noku in the Hindi language
नोकूnoku50
नोकुnoku50
Noku in the Russian language
Нокуnoku-

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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 Noku
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