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
The surname Karuka (Marathi: करुका, Oriya: କାରୁକା, Russian: Карука) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karuka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 676,370th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. The surname Karuka occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Karuka live; 47 percent live in Oceania Islands and 47 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Karuka is also the 974,243rd most frequent first name on earth It is held by 95 people.
The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 39,201. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Central, where 36 percent live, Hela, where 20 percent live and Bougainville, where 16 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live.
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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