Puku Surname
Approximately 520 people bear this surname
Puku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Papua New Guinea | 151 | 1:53,998 | 6,838 |
| Solomon Islands | 59 | 1:9,831 | 1,696 |
| Indonesia | 49 | 1:2,698,963 | 156,404 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Puku (495) may also be a first name.
Puku Demographics
Average Puku Salary in
United States
$114,583 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Puku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Puku (Hindi: पुकु, Marathi: पुकू, Oriya: ପୁକୁ, Russian: Пуку, Tibetan: སྤུ་ཀུ།) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Puku click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puku? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 598,302nd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,014,511 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 43 percent of Puku live; 40 percent live in Oceania Islands and 34 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 381,460th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 495 people.
The surname Puku is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 11 percent are found.
Puku Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Puku are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Puku earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.92% less than the national average, earning R 61,968 per year and in United States they earn 165.55% more than the national average, earning $114,583 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phuku | 89 | 204 | / |
| Pfuku | 89 | 109 | / |
| Pauku | 89 | 107 | / |
| Pukau | 89 | 28 | / |
| Pukeu | 89 | 8 | / |
| Pugku | 89 | 7 | / |
| Peuku | 89 | 6 | / |
| Pukku | 89 | 3 | / |
| Pouku | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pukui | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pukuh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pukuj | 89 | 1 | / |
| Paukku | 80 | 751 | / |
| Pukhut | 80 | 130 | / |
| Puskus | 80 | 31 | / |
| Puckus | 80 | 29 | / |
| Poukou | 80 | 15 | / |
| Paukou | 80 | 7 | / |
| Phukut | 80 | 6 | / |
| Paukui | 80 | 5 | / |
| Poukau | 80 | 5 | / |
| Poukeu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Peukau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Peukhu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pugkui | 80 | 2 | / |
| Puttku | 80 | 2 | / |
| Peukui | 80 | 2 | / |
| Phukui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paukau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poukhu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Putkus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puskui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peukeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puckuy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puikui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puskau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Putkou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phukhu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pukaud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puckut | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pukuis | 80 | 0 | / |
| Poku | 75 | 28,278 | / |
| Piku | 75 | 908 | / |
| Pucu | 75 | 560 | / |
| Puchkus | 73 | 6 | / |
| Puckutt | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bpoukou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phoku | 67 | 4,401 | / |
| Pogku | 67 | 257 | / |
| Pucut | 67 | 238 | / |
| Phukkhui | 67 | 97 | / |
| Puscu | 67 | 85 | / |
| Phiku | 67 | 56 | / |
| Pikku | 67 | 44 | / |
| Puşcu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Pucuj | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pokku | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pucuh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pikui | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pucui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Paukó | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pocku | 67 | 8 | / |
| Poeku | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pukoe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pușcu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Puicu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pokui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pokuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pucuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pieku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pucau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phucu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puccu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poukouss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pujcu | 67 | 1 | / |
Puku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puku in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁକୁ | puku | 94.44 |
| ପୂକୁ | puku | 5.56 |
| Puku in the Hindi language | ||
| पुकु | puku | 66.67 |
| पुकू | puku | 33.33 |
| Puku in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྤུ་ཀུ། | puku | 60 |
| པུ་ཀུ། | puku | 20 |
| པུ་ཀུ་ | puku | 20 |
| Puku in the Marathi language | ||
| पुकू | puku | 50 |
| पुकु | puku | 50 |
| Puku in the Russian language | ||
| Пуку | puku | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Puku
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