Shoku Surname
Approximately 1,751 people bear this surname
Shoku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,664 | 1:76,830 | 5,249 |
| Albania | 74 | 1:39,379 | 5,618 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Shoku (809) may also be a first name.
Shoku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shoku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shoku (Hindi: शोकू, Marathi: शोकु, Russian: Шоку) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoku? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 230,964th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,161,934 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Shoku are found; 95 percent are found in East Asia and 95 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 287,448th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 809 people.
The last name Shoku is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 1,664 people, or 1 in 76,830. In Japan it is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 17 percent reside, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 11 percent reside and Nara Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 4 percent reside and Egypt, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shoku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shoku in the Marathi language | ||
| शोकु | soku | - |
| Shoku in the Hindi language | ||
| शोकू | soku | 80 |
| शोकु | soku | 20 |
| Shoku in the Russian language | ||
| Шоку | soku | - |
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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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- 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 Shoku
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