Datuk Surname
Approximately 410 people bear this surname
Datuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 315 | 1:419,839 | 35,311 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Datuk (2,100) may also be a first name.
Datuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Datuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Datuk (Marathi: दटुक, Oriya: ଡାତୁକ) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Datuk? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 713,660th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 17,774,502 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Datuk reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 164,189th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 2,100 people.
This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 419,839. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Central Java, where 48 percent live, West Sumatra, where 7 percent live and East Java, where 7 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhatuk | 91 | 13 | / |
| Datuke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Datok | 80 | 691 | / |
| Datug | 80 | 6 | / |
| Datuc | 80 | 3 | / |
| Detuk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daitok | 73 | 38 | / |
| Datoek | 73 | 28 | / |
| Dadtug | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ddatok | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dataug | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dothuk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Detuck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Deteuck | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dastoux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dastugue | 62 | 1,041 | / |
| Dastuque | 62 | 1 | / |
| Datoc | 60 | 498 | / |
| Datog | 60 | 81 | / |
| Dotok | 60 | 2 | / |
| Daytoc | 55 | 153 | / |
| Dadtog | 55 | 25 | / |
| Detugh | 55 | 4 | / |
| Daytog | 55 | 1 | / |
| Dautog | 55 | 1 | / |
| Doutaux | 50 | 33 | / |
| Dothaux | 50 | 3 | / |
| Dotheux | 50 | 1 | / |
| Dothoug | 50 | 0 | / |
Datuk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Datuk in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡାତୁକ | datuka | - |
| Datuk in the Marathi language | ||
| दटुक | datuka | - |
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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
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- 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 Datuk
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