Nthuku Surname

312,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nthuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nthuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2001:38,4834,103
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nthuku (256) may also be a first name.

Nthuku Last Name Facts

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

Nthuku is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nthuku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 312,825th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,062,850 people. Nthuku occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nthuku reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nthuku is also the 556,659th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 256 people.

The last name Nthuku is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,200 people, or 1 in 38,483. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Machakos County, where 34 percent are found, Meru County, where 27 percent are found and Makueni County, where 22 percent are found. Beside Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Nthuku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nthuuku921/
Ntuku911,922/
Ntueku8327/
Nthoku835/
N'Tuku834/
Nhtuku831/
Ntuikeu7711/
Ntoukou776/
Nteukeu772/
Nteukou772/
Nthokuh771/
Ntoukeu771/
Ntoku73165/
Ntiku7328/
Ntouskou71108/
Ntougkou714/
N'Toukou712/
Ntokuh6737/
Ntuicheu571/
Ntokou50648/
Ntikou5025/
Ntokeu501/

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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 Nthuku
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