Kaku is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kaku
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kaku

How popular is Kaku?

Kaku is common in Japan.

Kaku is ranked 17419 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kakus grew by 9.580838 per cent to 366 since 2000 and ranked 55962 after elevating 1128 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 74.32 76.05
Others 11.75 11.38
White 6.56 6.29
Hispanic or Latino 3.83 2.99
Black 3.55 1.8
Kaku is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 30042 people have been found who wears Kaku as their family name. Kaku is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
135,535 Australia9
18,563 Nigeria7
5,340 Iceland6
23,950 Georgia6
4,343 Bangladesh5
946 Papua New Guinea5
5,779 Uganda4
340,120 Canada4
67,494 South Africa3
6,270 Hong Kong3
19,452 Malaysia3
4,899 Ivory Coast3
10,329 Pakistan3
2,705 Togo2
54,135 Philippines2
44,018 Poland2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
931 Sierra Leone2
50,640 Switzerland2
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
2,401 Honduras2
90,903 Moldova1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
28,746 Algeria1
7,314 Bolivia1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
120,357 Argentina1
30,360 Thailand1
91,024 Belgium1
2,505 Congo1
5,872 Namibia1
3,275 Nepal1
47,891 Norway1
7,847 Albania1
172,258 Germany1
25,746 Finland1
36,678 Singapore1
624 Solomon Islands1
5,589 Sudan1
692 Guinea1
53,505 Turkey1
25,721 Egypt1
3,350 Fiji1
29,595 Iran1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
198,575 Russia46
75,927 England43
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
9,524 Portugal37
2,019 China22
84,957 Spain15
26,722 New Zealand14
113,815 Kazakhstan14
202,099 Ukraine14
Countries with hundreds of Kaku:
496 Taiwan927
9,056 Kenya549
21,657 Indonesia520
56,861 United States454
11,601 Tanzania401
36,063 Brazil318
3,641 Oman124
Countries with thousands of Kaku:
12,984 India3,550
1,793 Ghana1,837
Countries with ten thousands of Kaku:
803 Japan21,018
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Kaku Namesakes

  • Adison Kakuru, Politician
  • Alex Kakuba, Soccer player
  • Ashwin Kakumanu, Film actor
  • Akihiro Kakuta, Comedian
  • Alyson Kaku, Michio Kaku's daughter
  • Kento Kaku, Actor
  • Shizuo Kakutani, Mathematician
  • Ashwin Kakumanu, Film actor
  • Astrid Kakuli, Actress
  • Atsuko Kaku, Actress

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