Uku Surname
Approximately 6,049 people bear this surname
Uku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,459 | 1:8,446 | 1,096 |
| Nigeria | 1,342 | 1:131,999 | 8,567 |
| Albania | 968 | 1:3,010 | 540 |
| Indonesia | 350 | 1:377,855 | 32,318 |
| Japan | 290 | 1:440,842 | 13,570 |
| Papua New Guinea | 225 | 1:36,239 | 4,326 |
| Turkey | 118 | 1:659,504 | 34,418 |
| United States | 87 | 1:4,166,195 | 223,594 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Peru | 24 | 1:1,324,338 | 21,383 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Uku (1,046) may also be a first name.
Uku Demographics
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Uku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uku (Hindi: ुकु, Marathi: उकू, Oriya: ଉକୁ, Russian: Уку) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Uku.
How Common Is The Last Name Uku? popularity and diffusion
The surname Uku is the 80,504th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,204,752 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Uku live; 41 percent live in Central Africa and 41 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Uku is also the 247,650th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 1,046 people.
The last name Uku is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2,459 people, or 1 in 8,446. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 87 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 6 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Albania, where 16 percent reside.
Uku Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Uku surname are 19.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.08% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Uku earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 40.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,173 per year and in United States they earn 23.6% more than the national average, earning $53,334 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huku | 86 | 2,832 | / |
| Auku | 86 | 1,091 | / |
| Euku | 86 | 717 | / |
| Ukuş | 86 | 504 | / |
| Ukau | 86 | 320 | / |
| Uyku | 86 | 220 | / |
| Guku | 86 | 199 | / |
| Ukku | 86 | 140 | / |
| Ouku | 86 | 123 | / |
| Ukuh | 86 | 100 | / |
| Uçku | 86 | 94 | / |
| Ukuś | 86 | 76 | / |
| Ukuš | 86 | 38 | / |
| Ukou | 86 | 25 | / |
| Ueku | 86 | 15 | / |
| Ukeu | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ukui | 86 | 11 | / |
| Ukuu | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ujku | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ukhu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Uiku | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ukuy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Uuku | 86 | 2 | / |
| Uzku | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ukcu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ukgu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uqku | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ahuku | 75 | 274 | / |
| Hukku | 75 | 135 | / |
| Uykuz | 75 | 84 | / |
| Gauku | 75 | 81 | / |
| Ukuhs | 75 | 78 | / |
| Uzkut | 75 | 63 | / |
| Oukou | 75 | 49 | / |
| Gukou | 75 | 34 | / |
| Hukui | 75 | 26 | / |
| Hukau | 75 | 20 | / |
| Huiku | 75 | 18 | / |
| Uckus | 75 | 12 | / |
| Aukui | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ukohu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hukuu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Uskau | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gukau | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ukheu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ukkud | 75 | 4 | / |
| Uikui | 75 | 4 | / |
| Aukau | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ohuku | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hukhu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ukkuh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Uikau | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ukhau | 75 | 2 | / |
| Huuku | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hauku | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uykuş | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uskou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Utkup | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aukeu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aukuu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gukhu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gujku | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gukku | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gouku | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uukku | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ukahu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oku | 67 | 47,956 | / |
| Iku | 67 | 2,407 | / |
| Ucu | 67 | 847 | / |
| Ugkuch | 67 | 529 | / |
| Ouskou | 67 | 410 | / |
| Goukou | 67 | 134 | / |
| Ugkush | 67 | 117 | / |
| Utkhut | 67 | 106 | / |
| Houkou | 67 | 64 | / |
| Huikku | 67 | 42 | / |
| Heukou | 67 | 37 | / |
| Guckau | 67 | 32 | / |
| Heukeu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hukahu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gaukou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Oukhou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Huekau | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gaukau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oukkou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ukauch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ukuije | 67 | 3 | / |
| Haukus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oukoud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goukeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukouth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huskuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huikuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hausku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Outkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huykku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uukuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uckutė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haukou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huckut | 67 | 0 | / |
Uku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uku in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉକୁ | uku | - |
| Uku in the Hindi language | ||
| ुकु | uku | 58.82 |
| उकू | uku | 23.53 |
| ूकु | uku | 5.88 |
| ुकु़ | uku | 5.88 |
| ऊकू | uku | 5.88 |
| Uku in the Marathi language | ||
| उकू | uku | 50 |
| उकु | uku | 50 |
| Uku in the Russian language | ||
| Уку | uku | - |
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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 Uku
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