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
Shoku (Hindi: शोकू, Marathi: शोकु, Russian: Шоку) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoku? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shoku is the 230,964th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,161,934 people. The last name Shoku occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Shoku reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Shoku is also the 287,448th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 809 people.
The surname Shoku is most widely held 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 are found, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 11 percent are found and Nara Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Japan Shoku exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 4 percent are found and Egypt, where 0 percent are found.
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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