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/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Furuka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,323,005th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Furuka live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Furuka is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 26 people.
This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 326,149. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Gulf, where 76 percent live, National Capital District, where 16 percent live and Central, where 4 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Furuka occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.
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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