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 last name Karuka (Marathi: करुका, Oriya: କାରୁକା, Russian: Карука) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karuka? popularity and diffusion
Karuka is the 676,370th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Karuka reside; 47 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 47 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 974,243rd most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 95 people.
This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 39,201. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Central, where 36 percent reside, Hela, where 20 percent reside and Bougainville, where 16 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside.
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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- 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 Karuka
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