Theku Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Theku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Theku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2211:245,14825,005
India51:153,413,076951,030
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Theku (351) may also be a first name.

Theku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Theku (Hindi: ठेकू, Marathi: ठेकु, Oriya: େଠକୁ) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Theku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,076,574th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Theku are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 465,148th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 351 people.

The surname Theku is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 245,148. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 27 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 22 percent reside and Gauteng, where 20 percent reside. Beside South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Theku Last Name Statistics demography

Theku earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.72% less than the national average, earning R 136,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thekut917/
Thekku911/
Thekeu911/
Thekou911/
Teku8911,180/
Theakou8341/
Theukui831/
Thekkut831/
Tieku804,598/
Tekou802,335/
Thaku801,522/
Tekeu801,519/
Tekuh80280/
Teuku8086/
Teaku8053/
Tekku8045/
Thiku8038/
Tekui8036/
Teeku8031/
Tekau8026/
Teiku8019/
Tekuz8011/
Thoku8010/
Taeku807/
Tohku807/
Tecku806/
Tahku804/
Teyku803/
Tekhu803/
Tekuš801/
Tiekou73394/
Tekkuş73316/
Tahaku73284/
Teukeu73250/
Teikeu73225/
Tekaut73139/
Tekuch7399/
Thakku7351/
Thaiku7342/
Teukou7330/
Ticheu7324/
Tekahu7321/
Tekauz7321/
Teshku7319/
Thakui7316/
Thakuj7315/
Thokku7314/
Tiekeu7314/
Teukku7312/
Tezkut739/
Thakhu737/
Thikku734/
Tekohu734/
Teakut734/
Thakuu733/
Thakuy733/
Teckau733/
Techeu733/
Thakeu733/
Thakuh732/
Teckou732/
Tiekui732/
Teakau732/
Teikau732/
Teekou732/
Tekeuh732/
Tekouh732/
Thaaku731/
Thakau731/
Tekkut731/
Thykhu731/
Thokhu731/
Thikou731/
Tetkeu731/
Teikou731/
Tahcku731/
Tahkeu731/
Tahkou731/
Tahkuh731/
Teakou731/
Teckeu731/
Thokeu731/
Thikhu731/
Dtekeu731/
Thekoe731/
Tekuue731/
Tekkau731/
Tekkui731/
Teckus730/
Teakup730/
Theckhaus711/
Taku6716,202/
Tiku6712,845/
Tecu6711,922/
Toku677,263/
Tekautz67122/
Tyku6730/
Tekhaus6730/
Tishkus6714/
Tekusch6712/
Tyshkus676/
Tychkus676/
Thaikhu674/
Thiokhu674/
Thoikou674/
Thakhui674/
Tahakou673/
Tekouha672/
Tishkeu671/
Tekkous671/
Tahakuu671/
Ticheuh671/
Tiekouh671/
Tuicheu671/
Tekouch671/
Techkou671/
Thaikau671/

Theku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Theku in the Oriya language
େଠକୁethaku90
େଠକୁାଇଁethakua'im10
Theku in the Marathi language
ठेकुtheku75
ठेकूtheku25
Theku in the Hindi language
ठेकूtheku69.34
ठेकुtheku30.66

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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 Theku
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