Nuku Surname
Approximately 3,262 people bear this surname
Nuku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| South Africa | 471 | 1:115,027 | 13,763 |
| Indonesia | 428 | 1:308,993 | 27,325 |
| New Zealand | 403 | 1:11,237 | 1,962 |
| Tanzania | 205 | 1:258,252 | 20,734 |
| Tonga | 175 | 1:613 | 165 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Nigeria | 148 | 1:1,196,911 | 48,419 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Australia | 100 | 1:269,957 | 24,430 |
| Papua New Guinea | 66 | 1:123,541 | 16,840 |
| Zimbabwe | 61 | 1:253,086 | 27,132 |
| Albania | 40 | 1:72,851 | 8,167 |
| Solomon Islands | 33 | 1:17,577 | 3,381 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| American Samoa | 25 | 1:2,230 | 469 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Nüku (21) are calculated separately.
Nuku (3,085) may also be a first name.
Nuku Demographics
Nuku Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nuku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nuku (Hindi: नूकू, Marathi: नुकु, Oriya: ନୁକୁ, Russian: Нуку, Tibetan: ནུ་ཀུ།) is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Nüku. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 137,388th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,234,073 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Nuku live; 26 percent live in West Africa and 26 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 129,881st most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 3,085 people.
Nuku is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Other than Ghana this surname is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.
Nuku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Nuku last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Nuku earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.19% less than the national average, earning R 230,052 per year and in United States they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $44,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nüku | 92 | 21 | / |
| Nukui | 89 | 6,303 | / |
| Nguku | 89 | 4,170 | / |
| Nauku | 89 | 67 | / |
| Nukhu | 89 | 48 | / |
| Nhuku | 89 | 19 | / |
| Nnuku | 89 | 17 | / |
| Nueku | 89 | 9 | / |
| Nouku | 89 | 8 | / |
| Nukuh | 89 | 6 | / |
| Nukuu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Nukku | 89 | 4 | / |
| Nukau | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nukou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nusku | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nuhku | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nukeu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Noukeu | 80 | 1,198 | / |
| Noukou | 80 | 255 | / |
| Ngukuu | 80 | 192 | / |
| Noukui | 80 | 147 | / |
| Nahuku | 80 | 132 | / |
| Nukhus | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nnauku | 80 | 13 | / |
| Naukku | 80 | 12 | / |
| Neukeu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ngukuh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ngukou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ngukui | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nukuhe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Neukui | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngauku | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nuukuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nukhuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuthku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngukeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nukkui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nukkud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuikud | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Huku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niku | 75 | 1,181 | / |
| Noku | 75 | 870 | / |
| Nucu | 75 | 436 | / |
| Ngoukou | 73 | 204 | / |
| Nnoukou | 73 | 15 | / |
| Noukoup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noukhou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noukkou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nouckou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nukkhou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngoukuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nukkhui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neukous | 73 | 0 | / |
| Nucup | 67 | 1,676 | / |
| Nokku | 67 | 1,506 | / |
| Nikku | 67 | 1,000 | / |
| Nokui | 67 | 155 | / |
| Nikuy | 67 | 62 | / |
| Nikui | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nicku | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ngucu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nooku | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nuccu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nucus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naucu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nudcu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nigku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnoku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nucud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nukhoush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngneukou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnoukeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnoukou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuchkheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nukoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikuh | 67 | 1 | / |
Nuku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nuku in the Oriya language | ||
| ନୁକୁ | nuku | - |
| Nuku in the Marathi language | ||
| नुकु | nuku | - |
| Nuku in the Hindi language | ||
| नूकू | nuku | 66.67 |
| नुकु | nuku | 33.33 |
| Nuku in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནུ་ཀུ། | nuku | 50 |
| ནུ་ཀུ་ | nuku | 50 |
| Nuku in the Russian language | ||
| Нуку | nuku | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nuku
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