Unku Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Unku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1041:437,71851,897
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Moldova321:111,29312,952
Northern Cyprus171:18,7654,655
Transnistria81:59,3378,632
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Unku (50) may also be a first name.

Unku Last Name Facts

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

Unku (Hindi: उंकू, Russian: Унку) occurs most in Ukraine. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Unku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 996,001st most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. Unku is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Unku reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 56 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,412,538th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 50 people.

The surname is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 437,718. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Odessa Oblast, where 42 percent live, Chernivtsi Oblast, where 22 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 13 percent live. Aside from Ukraine this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 19 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live.

Unku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Unku surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Unku surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than the national average, with 33.33% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ungku89101/
Unkau8926/
Aunku8915/
Unkut893/
Unkhu893/
Hunku893/
Ounku891/
Unkup891/
Eunku891/
Gunku891/
Gunkcu8060/
Ounkou8027/
Hungku809/
Ungkui805/
Ungkau803/
Ungkuh803/
Unkous802/
Ungkud802/
Eunkut801/
Utinku801/
Guncku801/
Aunkui801/
Uncu756,617/
Onku7599/
Inku7535/
Umku751/
Hounkou73289/
Hounkuy7326/
Utenkus7320/
Ungkuch7316/
Ounkoud735/
Uchinku734/
Ungeeku733/
Heunkeu731/
Aungkut731/
Hunkaut730/
Onkui67145/
Ingku67107/
Țuncu6783/
Onkau6774/
Guncu6755/
Jinku6741/
Ongku6740/
Huncu6735/
Hunkó6733/
Uncut6725/
Honku6719/
Hinku6712/
Inkuy675/
Unkoe674/
Inkui674/
Onkou673/
Uncup672/
Hounkouî671/
Onkuy671/
Ünkut671/
Uncau671/
Oonku671/
Unhcu671/

Unku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Unku in the Hindi language
उंकूunku-
Unku in the Russian language
Ункуunku-

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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 Unku
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