Phaku Surname

96,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,918 people bear this surname

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

Phaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4,7481:15,5601,935
South Africa1301:416,75236,221
India391:19,668,343291,059
France11:66,422,722504,397

Phaku (373) may also be a first name.

Phaku Last Name Facts

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

Phaku (Hindi: फकू, Marathi: धाकू, Oriya: ଫକୁ) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phaku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Phaku is the 96,669th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,481,811 people. Phaku is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Phaku live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Phaku is also the 449,413th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 373 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4,748 people, or 1 in 15,560. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phaku Last Name Statistics demography

Phaku earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.02% less than the national average, earning R 95,016 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phakku9132/
Phakau913/
Paku895,297/
Phakkhu8318/
Phakkut8314/
Pahakeu837/
Phakuth832/
Phakkau831/
Pahakou831/
Phoku804,401/
Pakou804,256/
Pakau80498/
Pheku80340/
Paaku80330/
Pakui80241/
Pakeu80154/
Pakku80150/
Pauku80107/
Paiku8082/
Payku8044/
Packu8017/
Pakuz8017/
Peaku8013/
Pašku8011/
Pakhu805/
Pakcu805/
Pakud804/
Pahku802/
Phacu802/
Ppaku801/
Pgaku801/
Pakuu801/
Pakuy801/
Vpaku801/
Phakeuth774/
Phakkhui771/
Phakoe733,216/
Paukku73751/
Patkus73115/
Patkau73107/
Paekau7380/
Paskui7362/
Paikou7358/
Paskuj7343/
Pagkou7340/
Pakhui7339/
Packeu7338/
Phakoo7333/
Pathku7326/
Pakhuy7324/
Phokou7320/
Peakhu7317/
Pakkou7316/
Packou7316/
Pakusz7316/
Paskuy7314/
Phooku7313/
Pakuch738/
Paukou737/
Pajkus736/
Paukui735/
Phaccu734/
Paškuj733/
Phokhu733/
Pagkau732/
Paykou732/
Paikau732/
Pakkut732/
Pothku731/
Paskut731/
Paykuu731/
Paykeu731/
Paukau731/
Pagkeu731/
Pakkeu731/
Pakoup731/
Paakou731/
Pakeuh731/
Pehkui731/
Poku6728,278/
Faku679,326/
Peku67912/
Pacu67306/
Vaku67236/
Pakusch67193/
Pakó6762/
Packouz6757/
Paikush6755/
Pashkut6737/
Pashkus6730/
Paykush6725/
Pashkui6725/
Pajkusz6715/
Photkhu678/
Paykuss677/
Pakhuys677/
Phaykoo674/
Phakkoe674/
Paskusz672/
Paikkou672/
Pathkau671/
Paskkus671/
Paskuch671/
Pheakoo671/
Paszkuś671/
Pachkou671/
Paakhuu671/
Pockhau671/
Fahadku671/
Pookhau671/
Paickut671/
Phaucoo670/

Phaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phaku in the Marathi language
धाकूdhaku-
Phaku in the Oriya language
ଫକୁphaku93.75
ଫାକୁphaku6.25
Phaku in the Hindi language
फकूphaku53.85
फकुphaku30.77
फाकूphaku15.38

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Phaku
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