Woku Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Woku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Woku (15) may also be a first name.

Woku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woku (Oriya: େୱାକୁ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woku? popularity and diffusion

Woku is the 2,352,516th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 39 percent of Woku are found; 39 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 39 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Morobe, where 31 percent are found, West Sepik, where 31 percent are found and Bougainville, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Woku occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wokou89551/
Wokeu8940/
Wouku8929/
Wuoku891/
Wokku891/
Woukeu803/
Woikou801/
Woukou801/
Wuokuu801/
Waku757,061/
Weku75991/
Wuku75139/
Voku7542/
Wokusch7316/
Woitkus7313/
Wojtkus736/
Wouskou731/
Wokuuch731/
Wakui6713,647/
Wakhu672,046/
Wuaku671,888/
Wakou67711/
Vokou67707/
Wakeu67294/
Voiku67230/
Voyku67207/
Wakau6785/
Vojku6728/
Wukau6723/
Wakku6722/
Bocku6717/
Wauku6715/
Vokuš6714/
Vouku6714/
Hwaku6712/
Waaku6710/
Wakuh678/
Wokoo675/
Wacou674/
Vosku674/
Wakuz672/
Wuuku672/
Wokoe672/
Wukui672/
Vooku671/
Wakuy671/
Wakuś671/
Vokku671/
Wakuu671/
Vokau671/
Wekuh671/
Wukuh671/
Uhoku671/

Woku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Woku in the Oriya language
େୱାକୁewaku-

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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
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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 Woku
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