Oluku Surname

157,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oluku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oluku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,1311:83,1275,865
Uganda5461:71,5017,893
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Kenya231:2,007,82236,224
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Oluku (156) may also be a first name.

Oluku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oluku is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Oluku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 157,600th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,626,143 people. The last name Oluku is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oluku are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 735,679th most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 156 people.

The last name Oluku is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,131 people, or 1 in 83,127. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 58 percent live, Bayelsa, where 9 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Oluku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Oluku earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.78% less than the national average, earning $20,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olukcu91523/
Olukus9120/
Oliuku919/
Olukhu919/
Olauku916/
Oluhku914/
Goluku913/
Oluuku913/
Olukau913/
Olukut912/
Oleuku911/
Oluiku911/
Oloukou83952/
Aluku805,230/
Eluku80868/
Oloku80249/
Oliku8068/
Uluku8043/
Olucu8011/
Olloukou7769/
Ulukuş731,060/
Heluku73151/
Alukut73140/
Ulukut73128/
Ulukuz7381/
Olooku7355/
Aluuku7344/
Alauku7335/
Ulukou7322/
Haluku7318/
Alukui7313/
Ulukus7311/
Galuku739/
Ulukuh739/
Alukhu737/
Huluku737/
Alueku734/
Guluku733/
Elukhu732/
Aliuku731/
Olloku731/
Alukau731/
Alukou731/
Alukuu731/
Oluccu731/
Ulukau731/
Houloukou7115/
Aloukou67643/
Uslukus6736/
Uluutku6718/
Hulukuh6714/
Olukhoo6711/
Ahaluku674/
Aloukui671/
Aloukus671/
Halukud671/
Halluku671/
Haleuku671/

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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
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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 Oluku
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