Huruka Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Huruka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 131 | 1:404,134 | 28,508 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Huruka (284) may also be a first name.
Huruka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Huruka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Huruka (Oriya: ହୁରୁକା) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Huruka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,544,715th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Huruka reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Huruka is also the 525,265th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 284 people.
The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 404,134. In Tanzania Huruka is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 95 percent live, Pwani Region, where 3 percent live and Arusha Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Huruka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Huruka in the Oriya language | ||
| ହୁରୁକା | huruka | - |
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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 Huruka
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