Furuka Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Furuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Furuka (26) may also be a first name.
Furuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Furuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Furuka is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Furuka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Furuka live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 26 people.
Furuka is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 326,149. In Papua New Guinea Furuka is primarily found in: Gulf, where 76 percent are found, National Capital District, where 16 percent are found and Central, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Furuka occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furukha | 92 | 145 | / |
| Furukai | 92 | 10 | / |
| Furukea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Furukaya | 86 | 39 | / |
| Feurukau | 86 | 5 | / |
| Furrukah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Furuki | 83 | 85 | / |
| Furuko | 83 | 82 | / |
| Firuka | 83 | 7 | / |
| Foruka | 83 | 3 | / |
| Furika | 83 | 3 | / |
| Furoka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vuruka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Furuike | 77 | 4,321 | / |
| Faurika | 77 | 22 | / |
| Fauruki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forucka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Furicka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vurukai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Furuskär | 71 | 14 | / |
| Faurikka | 71 | 12 | / |
| Fourikah | 71 | 9 | / |
| Furuskoj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Furzouki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Furica | 67 | 97 | / |
| Furoko | 67 | 23 | / |
| Foroka | 67 | 9 | / |
| Furiko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Firika | 67 | 3 | / |
| Foruki | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fouroukou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fouroukie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuruca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Furuqe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Furuka
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