Shaku Surname
Approximately 7,172 people bear this surname
Shaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4,069 | 1:13,315 | 1,675 |
| Nigeria | 1,436 | 1:123,358 | 8,105 |
| DR Congo | 534 | 1:138,351 | 14,711 |
| Kuwait | 366 | 1:10,384 | 1,441 |
| Japan | 275 | 1:464,888 | 13,933 |
| United Arab Emirates | 170 | 1:53,896 | 5,278 |
| India | 109 | 1:7,037,297 | 155,647 |
| Albania | 36 | 1:80,946 | 8,634 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| Georgia | 22 | 1:170,252 | 11,125 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Kenya | 19 | 1:2,430,521 | 36,895 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Kosovo | 15 | 1:124,125 | 6,042 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Shaku (6,826) may also be a first name.
Shaku Demographics
Shaku Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaku (Bengali: শকু, Georgian: შაკუ, Hindi: शकु, Marathi: शकु, Oriya: ଶକୁ, Russian: Шаку) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 69,164th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,016,111 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Shaku live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 78,876th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 6,826 people.
Shaku is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 4,069 people, or 1 in 13,315. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 58 percent are found, Gauteng, where 28 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.
Shaku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Shaku earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.94% less than the national average, earning R 161,736 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaku in the Georgian language | ||
| შაკუ | shaku | - |
| Shaku in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶକୁ | saku | 78.57 |
| ଶାକୁ | saku | 7.14 |
| ଶକୁଳା | sakula | 7.14 |
| ସକୁ | saku | 7.14 |
| Shaku in the Bengali language | ||
| শকু | saku | 75 |
| শঙ্কু | sanku | 25 |
| Shaku in the Hindi language | ||
| शकु | saku | 54.32 |
| शकू | saku | 36.27 |
| शाकू | saku | 5.01 |
| शाकु | saku | 1.52 |
| राकु | raku | 0.15 |
| शाकउ | saka'u | 0.15 |
| शक्कू | sakku | 0.15 |
| शेकू | seku | 0.15 |
| Shaku in the Marathi language | ||
| शकु | saku | 52.54 |
| शाकु | saku | 18.41 |
| शकू | saku | 18.26 |
| शाकू | saku | 7.78 |
| शेकु | seku | 0.3 |
| शंकु | sanku | 0.3 |
| शालू | salu | 0.3 |
| शेकू | seku | 0.15 |
| शंकू | sanku | 0.15 |
| िभकु | ibhaku | 0.15 |
| शाळु | salu | 0.15 |
| राकू | raku | 0.15 |
| सकू | saku | 0.15 |
| अशकु | asaku | 0.15 |
| शखू | sakhu | 0.15 |
| सकु | saku | 0.15 |
| शालु | salu | 0.15 |
| Shaku in the Russian language | ||
| Шаку | saku | - |
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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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- 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 Shaku
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