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

The surname Phoku is found most frequently in South Africa. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phoku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Phoku is the 106,255th most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,655,884 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phoku reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Phoku is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 58 people.

The surname Phoku is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 4,355 people, or 1 in 12,440. In South Africa Phoku is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 48 percent are found, Gauteng, where 24 percent are found and Limpopo, where 22 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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