Shukau Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Shukau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Shukau (29) may also be a first name.
Shukau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shukau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shukau (Hindi: शुकऊ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shukau.
How Common Is The Last Name Shukau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,293,424th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. Shukau is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Shukau are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shukau is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 29 people.
The surname Shukau is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria Shukau is primarily found in: Kano, where 42 percent live, Kebbi, where 31 percent live and Sokoto, where 24 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shukau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shukau in the Hindi language | ||
| शुकऊ | suka'u | 50 |
| शुकउ | suka'u | 16.67 |
| शूकउ | suka'u | 16.67 |
| शुकाऊ | suka'u | 16.67 |
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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 Shukau
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