Karuka Surname
Approximately 441 people bear this surname
Karuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 208 | 1:39,201 | 4,741 |
| India | 80 | 1:9,588,317 | 188,446 |
| Zimbabwe | 64 | 1:241,222 | 26,284 |
| Japan | 21 | 1:6,087,823 | 41,347 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Ukraine | 13 | 1:3,501,746 | 189,921 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karuka (95) may also be a first name.
Karuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karuka (Marathi: करुका, Oriya: କାରୁକା, Russian: Карука) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karuka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 676,370th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Karuka reside; 47 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 47 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Karuka is also the 974,243rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 95 people.
The last name Karuka is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 39,201. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Central, where 36 percent are found, Hela, where 20 percent are found and Bougainville, where 16 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karuka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karuka in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରୁକା | karuka | - |
| Karuka in the Marathi language | ||
| करुका | karuka | 66.67 |
| कारूक | karuka | 33.33 |
| Karuka in the Russian language | ||
| Карука | karuka | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karuka
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