Heruka Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Heruka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heruka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Heruka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Heruka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Heruka (Tibetan: ཧེ་རུ་ཀ་) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heruka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Heruka live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Heruka is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Heruka is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Heruka occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Bhutan, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herukka92121/
Cheruka9274/
Kheruka9254/
Herukha9215/
Eruka91340/
Cherukat86450/
Cherukha86230/
Heureuka861/
Herika83555/
Haruka83251/
Erukaa83210/
Hiruka83167/
Geruka8381/
Erukai835/
Erukay833/
Euruka832/
Eyruka831/
Eiruka831/
Eruuka831/
Heruca831/
Heruko831/
Cherukatt8013/
Chereukha806/
Cherukkad801/
Cherukkat801/
Chiruka771,311/
Horukha7740/
Eruchka7729/
Horucka7728/
Haerika7720/
Aharuka7720/
Hyrukha7716/
Gerukha777/
Cheruki775/
Harouka775/
Gerucka775/
Herrika774/
Herieka774/
Cheroka773/
Cheruke772/
Harukha772/
Herroka771/
Herusqa771/
Harruka771/
Hitruka771/
Harukai771/
Erukaya771/
Cherukkatt751/
Erika735,129/
Iruka732,694/
Oruka73561/
Aruka73415/
Eruke73184/
Eroka7342/
Eruki7318/
Eruko738/
Eruca735/
Yruka732/
Chairuka71210/
Aharauka71113/
Herhusky7143/
Chetrauskas7119/
Chirauka717/
Chyrukha717/
Cherukei716/
Cherucky714/
Cherukot714/
Yhrushka714/
Chirukha713/
Cherouki713/
Khairuka711/
Chioruka711/
Chereuko711/
Cherukoo711/
Cherukui711/
Cherukuy711/
Cherokha711/
Horrucka710/
Harika674,269/
Arukha671,377/
Chetrusca67676/
Ahrika67388/
Giruka67157/
Erokha67149/
Erikha6775/
Haruko6768/
Chereukho6761/
Erokay6759/
Heriko6757/
Herica6721/
Arukah6720/
Horika6720/
Hiruko6719/
Eurika6718/
Arukai6718/
Heroke6716/
Hiroka6714/
Cherrouki6714/
Hiruki6713/
Erikah6712/
Erikai6710/
Erikau677/
Erikka676/
Aruika676/
Irueka676/
Khoirukah675/
Heroko675/
Cherouski673/
Errika673/
Aerika673/
Irukas673/
Arauka673/
Eruket673/
Heroca673/
Chetrutca672/
Hirika672/
Earika672/
Erouki672/
Irouka672/
Irauka672/
Cherousky671/
Jiruka671/
Irukha671/
Erukki671/
Erukko671/
Eruske671/
Erutke671/
Erikca671/
Orukau671/
Orukai671/
Orukaa671/
Iruuka671/
Geruca671/
Geruki671/
Eriqua671/
Erucki671/
Arukau671/
Cheruikot671/
Cherukuit671/
Eruike671/
Orhuka671/
Orukha671/
Kheroukhi671/
Erokaa671/
Erhika671/
Horuko671/
Ehrika670/

Heruka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Heruka in the Tibetan language
ཧེ་རུ་ཀ་heruka25
ཡེ་རུ་ཀ།yéruka25
ཧེ་རོ་ཀ།héroka25
ཧེ་རུ་ཀ།heruka25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heruka
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