Phoku Surname

106,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Phoku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phoku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,3551:12,4401,543
Lesotho331:61,5938,794
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Phoku (58) may also be a first name.

Phoku Last Name Facts

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

Phoku is most common in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phoku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 106,255th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,655,884 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phoku live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 58 people.

The surname Phoku is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,355 people, or 1 in 12,440. In South Africa Phoku is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 48 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and Limpopo, where 22 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phoku Last Name Statistics demography

Phoku earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.51% less than the national average, earning R 136,608 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phokou9120/
Phooku9113/
Phokhu913/
Poku8928,278/
Photkhu838/
Pokou808,356/
Phaku804,918/
Pheku80340/
Pogku80257/
Phuku80204/
Pokau8036/
Pokku8020/
Pocku808/
Poeku806/
Pozku805/
Pokui804/
Pokhu803/
Poiku802/
Pouku802/
Pokuu802/
Pahku802/
Poškus731,127/
Phocus73996/
Poikus7333/
Phakku7332/
Pathku7326/
Poukou7315/
Phokoe739/
Phukut736/
Podkup736/
Poukau735/
Pokush734/
Poukeu734/
Phocou734/
Pokoup733/
Phakau733/
Pockou732/
Pehkui731/
Poddku731/
Phukui731/
Poskou731/
Potkou731/
Phukhu731/
Puokuu731/
Pockui731/
Potkus731/
Pothku731/
Pokuth731/
Pokauh731/
Pokkus731/
Pokhui731/
Pokubp731/
Paku675,297/
Peku67912/
Puku67520/
Foku67201/
Poškutė6781/
Voku6742/
Pocu6740/
Pashkut6737/
Pashkus6730/
Pokó6729/
Pashkui6725/
Phakkhu6718/
Phakkut6714/
Poszkus6710/
Paskhou679/
Pahakeu677/
Puchkus676/
Pokkuth673/
Phakuth672/
Phakkau671/
Pathkau671/
Pockuth671/
Pahakou671/
Pachkou671/
Phookoo671/
Bpoukou671/
Pookhau671/

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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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  • 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 Phoku
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