Zoku Surname
Approximately 886 people bear this surname
Zoku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 672 | 1:190,244 | 8,752 |
| Albania | 111 | 1:26,253 | 4,255 |
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Liberia | 23 | 1:191,675 | 12,886 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Zoku (43) may also be a first name.
Zoku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zoku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zoku occurs most in Japan. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zoku.
How Common Is The Last Name Zoku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 397,537th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,225,221 people. Zoku is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Zoku reside; 76 percent reside in East Asia and 76 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 43 people.
Zoku is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 672 people, or 1 in 190,244. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 45 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent live and Ishikawa Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Excluding Japan Zoku exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 13 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
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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 Zoku
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