Usiku Surname

469,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Usiku Surname Definition:

Usiku is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: a child born at night.

Usiku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia2821:8,5441,665
Zimbabwe2221:69,54210,367
Kenya1341:344,62620,573
Uganda471:830,62338,869
Tanzania241:2,205,90148,025
England21:27,859,030389,889
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Usiku (120) may also be a first name.

Usiku Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Usiku is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: a child born at night.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Usiku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Usiku is held by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Usiku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 469,321st most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,178,137 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Usiku live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 852,104th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 120 people.

Usiku is most frequent in Namibia, where it is borne by 282 people, or 1 in 8,544. In Namibia Usiku is most prevalent in: Oshikoto Region, where 39 percent live, Khomas Region, where 38 percent live and Erongo Region, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Namibia it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent live and Kenya, where 19 percent live.

Usiku Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uusiku913,500/
Ushiku911,536/
Ausiku91787/
Gusiku911/
Usuiku911/
Usikus911/
Husiku911/
Hausiku837,073/
Ushioku83123/
Gausiku8394/
Aushiku8330/
Uushiku833/
Eusikup833/
Isiku80229/
Ujiku8020/
Osiku809/
Haushiku77446/
Ouhsikou77137/
Gusaikhu773/
Hutsikau771/
Usaikaus771/
Hausikuu771/
Isaiku73500/
Ishiku7379/
Isikui739/
Osieku736/
Isihku733/
Isikau733/
Oshiku731/
Uzaiku731/
Oesiku731/
Usicou731/
Jisiku731/
Ishaiku67661/
Ossaiku6761/
Usaykut6712/
Isaikou6711/
Oshieku678/
Jishiku675/
Osaikhu674/
Isaikau673/
Husiqou671/
Hauciku671/
Isikhou671/
Ishieku671/
Usekuha671/
Osheiku671/
Ossikou671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Usiku
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