Thuku Surname

32,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Thuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya15,8271:2,918458
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Israel501:171,15317,369
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Botswana331:66,27111,607
England251:2,228,72284,230
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Thuku (3,865) may also be a first name.

Thuku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thuku (Bengali: থুকু, Marathi: थुकू, Oriya: ଠୁକୁ, Tibetan: ཐུགས་སྐུ།) is found most in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thuku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thuku is the 32,904th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 451,381 people. Thuku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Thuku reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Thuku is also the 112,921st most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 3,865 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 15,827 people, or 1 in 2,918. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 18 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 16 percent are found and Muranga County, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.

Thuku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Thuku surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thuku earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 30.64% less than the national average, earning R 164,820 per year and in United States they earn 17.66% less than the national average, earning $35,527 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thukku9113/
Thukhu917/
Thukuu911/
Thukuh911/
Thukuy911/
Tuku897,120/
Thuukhu8310/
Thuekou831/
Theukui831/
Tukau80569/
Tukou80109/
Teuku8086/
Tukku8072/
Tukui8064/
Tauku8049/
Touku8044/
Thiku8038/
Tuuku8026/
Tuiku8022/
Tukuh8017/
Tukeu8010/
Tukuu808/
Tugku803/
Ttuku803/
Tukuş803/
Tueku802/
Tukux801/
Tukuy801/
Thucu801/
Thoukhou771/
Toukou732,593/
Teukeu73250/
Tukuch73246/
Tutkus73197/
Tutkuğ7386/
Tutkuş7353/
Teukou7330/
Tuckus7326/
Toukeu7325/
Taukus7318/
Tuikeu7316/
Teukku7312/
Toukui736/
Thikku734/
Tukkuh732/
Taukui731/
Tukouh731/
Taukou731/
Toukus731/
Tukaud731/
Thukoe731/
Tiku6712,845/
Toku677,263/
Tautkus67735/
Tucu67232/
Toukkou67211/
Thukhoe6732/
Touckou6718/
Toukhou679/
Tauckus679/
Tuchkus674/
Tudkhuu672/
Tutkutė672/
Toukgou671/
Toukaut671/
Touskou671/
Teukoup671/
Tukujje671/

Thuku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thuku in the Tibetan language
ཐུགས་སྐུ།tukku-
Thuku in the Bengali language
থুকুthuku-
Thuku in the Oriya language
ଠୁକୁthuku94.74
ଥୂକୁthuku5.26
Thuku in the Marathi language
थुकूthuku50
ठुकुthuku50

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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 Thuku
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