Paluku Surname

112,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Paluku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paluku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,9331:18,7852,351
Uganda851:459,28627,240
Albania501:58,2817,203
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
India81:95,883,173728,828
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Paluku (1,350) may also be a first name.

Paluku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paluku (Oriya: ପାଲୁକୁ) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paluku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Paluku is the 112,296th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,765,822 people. The last name Paluku is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Paluku are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 213,554th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 1,350 people.

This surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 3,933 people, or 1 in 18,785. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and Albania, where 1 percent reside.

Paluku Last Name Statistics demography

Paluku earn a lot less than the average income. In Canada they earn 38.72% less than the national average, earning $30,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phaluku921/
Paloukou8620/
Paulukus861/
Paliku8368/
Paloku834/
Peluku834/
Poluku832/
Paslousku801/
Palikui77223/
Paliqku771/
Paulauskus752/
Paulauskaus712/
Poloukou711/
Peloukou711/
Poliku67114/
Poloku672/
Pouloukou671/
Pelucu671/
Poulloukou631/
Paulokou571/

Paluku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paluku in the Oriya language
ପାଲୁକୁpaluku-

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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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  • 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 Paluku
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