Shuku Surname

157,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Albania

Shuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,8691:68,4034,883
DR Congo6571:112,45012,366
Albania611:47,7716,359
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Zambia231:689,12726,212
Kosovo211:88,6605,199
India121:63,922,115578,870
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Shuku (54,165) may also be a first name.

Shuku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shuku Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shuku (Bengali: শুকু, Hindi: शुकु, Marathi: शुकु, Oriya: ଶୁକୁ, Russian: Шуку) is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shuku.

How Common Is The Last Name Shuku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shuku is the 157,883rd most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,631,833 people. The last name Shuku is primarily found in Asia, where 68 percent of Shuku reside; 68 percent reside in East Asia and 67 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Shuku is also the 17,261st most prevalent first name globally, borne by 54,165 people.

The surname Shuku is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 1,869 people, or 1 in 68,403. In Japan it is most common in: Niigata Prefecture, where 17 percent live, Kagoshima Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Other than Japan it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Albania, where 2 percent live.

Shuku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shuku surname is principally Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

The amount Shuku earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.17% less than the national average, earning R 85,140 per year and in United States they earn 162.9% more than the national average, earning $113,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shukui91154/
Shukau9169/
Sahuku9115/
Shauku9111/
Shouku914/
Shukhu913/
Shukku912/
Shukou912/
Shuuku912/
Shuiku911/
Shukup911/
Suku895,950/
Shushku8387/
Shutkus8337/
Shoukou8331/
Shuskus8311/
Shukkau8310/
Shukkhu831/
Shuikou831/
Shiku803,488/
Shoku801,751/
Sukku80461/
Sueku80117/
Sukau80110/
Sauku8040/
Shucu8039/
Sucku8030/
Sukui8022/
Suuku8018/
Souku809/
Sukou803/
Suiku802/
Sukeu801/
Sukuh801/
Sukuu801/
Seuku801/
Ssuku801/
Xhuku801/
Siuku801/
Shoukouh772/
Shushkus771/
Soukou732,985/
Suckau73634/
Shokui73340/
Sukkau73202/
Seukou73107/
Sukhau7384/
Seukeu7340/
Szukup7326/
Soukui7322/
Sugkau734/
Shikku733/
Soukut733/
Shikui733/
Sukaup733/
Suckup732/
Soukud732/
Saukup732/
Shieku732/
Sukkut732/
Sukupp732/
Saukui732/
Sukkeu732/
Sukkui732/
Shukoo731/
Siukau731/
Suukuu731/
Soukuy731/
Suckou731/
Chukcu731/
Shikuy731/
Shikuu731/
Soukeu731/
Soukuh731/
Sukkuu731/
Suukup731/
Soukku731/
Shooku731/
Shihku731/
Sudkud731/
Sukouy731/
Sukkuh731/
Sukkup731/
Sukkuy731/
Sukuha731/
Shoukouhy7139/
Shuukhuuz711/
Sucu6714,522/
Soku672,478/
Soukkou67818/
Çuku67590/
Suttkus6775/
Sutkutė6749/
Cheukou6714/
Sautkus6712/
Soukhou6711/
Sougkou675/
Chuikou673/
Soukeut672/
Chaugku672/
Cheukui672/
Soukaut672/
Schuckhaus671/
Chuskus671/
Chukhus671/
Shikhuu671/
Sukhous671/
Suykeus671/
Soukkeu671/
Soukoup671/
Soukous671/
Soukout671/
Chuchku671/
Soukupp671/
Choukui671/
Cheukeu671/
Chukhuu671/
Sukhouy671/
Chuykeu671/
Shucutt670/

Shuku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shuku in the Oriya language
ଶୁକୁsuku-
Shuku in the Bengali language
শুকুsuku98.46
Shuku in the Marathi language
शुकुsuku90.48
शूकूsuku4.76
शुकूsuku4.76
Shuku in the Hindi language
शुकुsuku66.67
शुकूsuku33.33
Shuku in the Russian language
Шукуsuku-

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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
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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 Shuku
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