Uku Surname

80,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Albania

Uku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,4591:8,4461,096
Nigeria1,3421:131,9998,567
Albania9681:3,010540
Indonesia3501:377,85532,318
Japan2901:440,84213,570
Papua New Guinea2251:36,2394,326
Turkey1181:659,50434,418
United States871:4,166,195223,594
India511:15,040,498247,985
England281:1,989,93178,001
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Greece211:527,60966,013
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Uku (1,046) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huku862,832/
Auku861,091/
Euku86717/
Ukuş86504/
Ukau86320/
Uyku86220/
Guku86199/
Ukku86140/
Ouku86123/
Ukuh86100/
Uçku8694/
Ukuś8676/
Ukuš8638/
Ukou8625/
Ueku8615/
Ukeu8612/
Ukui8611/
Ukuu8610/
Ujku868/
Ukhu867/
Uiku863/
Ukuy862/
Uuku862/
Uzku861/
Ukcu861/
Ukgu861/
Uqku861/
Ahuku75274/
Hukku75135/
Uykuz7584/
Gauku7581/
Ukuhs7578/
Uzkut7563/
Oukou7549/
Gukou7534/
Hukui7526/
Hukau7520/
Huiku7518/
Uckus7512/
Aukui757/
Ukohu757/
Hukuu755/
Uskau755/
Gukau755/
Ukheu754/
Ukkud754/
Uikui754/
Aukau753/
Ohuku753/
Hukhu753/
Ukkuh753/
Uikau752/
Ukhau752/
Huuku752/
Hauku752/
Uykuş752/
Uskou751/
Utkup751/
Aukeu751/
Aukuu751/
Gukhu751/
Gujku751/
Gukku751/
Gouku751/
Uukku751/
Ukahu751/
Oku6747,956/
Iku672,407/
Ucu67847/
Ugkuch67529/
Ouskou67410/
Goukou67134/
Ugkush67117/
Utkhut67106/
Houkou6764/
Huikku6742/
Heukou6737/
Guckau6732/
Heukeu6728/
Hukahu6715/
Gaukou6715/
Oukhou6711/
Huekau6711/
Gaukau676/
Oukkou674/
Ukauch673/
Ukuije673/
Haukus672/
Oukoud672/
Goukeu672/
Ukouth672/
Huskuy671/
Huikuh671/
Hausku671/
Outkou671/
Huykku671/
Uukuch671/
Uckutė671/
Haukou671/
Huckut670/

Uku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uku in the Oriya language
ଉକୁuku-
Uku in the Hindi language
ुकुuku58.82
उकूuku23.53
ूकुuku5.88
ुकु़uku5.88
ऊकूuku5.88
Uku in the Marathi language
उकूuku50
उकुuku50
Uku in the Russian language
Укуuku-

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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 Uku
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