Kuraka Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kuraka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuraka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Latvia201:102,50214,510
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
India81:95,883,173728,828
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kuraka (17) may also be a first name.

Kuraka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuraka (Hindi: कुरका, Russian: Курака) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kuraka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuraka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kuraka is the 1,248,410th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 35 percent of Kuraka reside; 30 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 30 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 61 percent reside, East Sepik, where 31 percent reside and Chimbu, where 4 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 18 percent reside and Russia, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuracka9233/
Kuraska9216/
Kurauka9212/
Kurakha924/
Kurakad922/
Kouraka922/
Kauraka921/
Kurakas921/
Kuraekha8631/
Kureakaa866/
Khurakay865/
Kurakhad861/
Kourakas861/
Kurakait861/
Kuraszka861/
Kurzacka861/
Kiraka83712/
Koraka83554/
Kuraki83471/
Kurako83458/
Kureka83222/
Kurake8337/
Kuroka8323/
Kuraca8310/
Curaka832/
Kurauskas80257/
Khuurakay8011/
Koutrakas802/
Kurooka772,008/
Kouraki77243/
Kuraica77193/
Kuracki77142/
Kurecka7782/
Kurocka7724/
Kuraker7710/
Curakaj779/
Kiraaka777/
Curakat777/
Kkiraka776/
Kourako775/
Kuraňko775/
Kuraket774/
Kaurake774/
Khuraki774/
Korakka773/
Kuroska773/
Kieraka773/
Kurakod772/
Kauroka772/
Koracka772/
Kirauka771/
Khurake771/
Khuraky771/
Koraika771/
Kuracay771/
Kurakos771/
Kurakot771/
Kurakui771/
Kurayko771/
Kurekai771/
Kurekka771/
Kuirako771/
Cureaka771/
Cutraka771/
Kurekaa771/
Korakaa771/
Keureka771/
Kiraeka771/
Kuracko771/
Kuraško771/
Kurasko771/
Korakau771/
Curadka771/
Kourake771/
Korakai771/
Khoraka771/
Khurako771/
Kuraske770/
Kourakos71708/
Kourakis71511/
Kourakou71335/
Koutraki71227/
Kuraszko7146/
Kurzacki7123/
Khouraki7121/
Kourzaki7116/
Kurajská7115/
Kurajský7113/
Kirahuka7111/
Kurzeika719/
Korzhaka718/
Kurachko716/
Kurauski716/
Kourouka716/
Korakhau715/
Currakaj715/
Kurakopp713/
Khouraky713/
Kaurakis712/
Kutrakis712/
Kurauskaitė712/
Kurajsky712/
Khirakha711/
Khorakha711/
Korackai711/
Koreacka711/
Kurrasca711/
Kurachki711/
Kurakoss711/
Kuraskii711/
Kurakchi711/
Kurokaya711/
Caurakat711/
Cuerakai711/
Kurzeyka710/
Kuroki6768,549/
Korake674,580/
Curaca67951/
Koraki67701/
Koroka67587/
Koutrakis67400/
Kirako67394/
Koutrakos67345/
Koraca67293/
Kiroka67225/
Korako67174/
Kureko67162/
Kireka67121/
Kuroko67117/
Kouroukas6770/
Koutrakou6739/
Kiraca6717/
Kurace679/
Curaki676/
Kuroky674/
Khurakhot672/
Kureca672/
Kuraishki671/
Koutrakes671/
Koutrakys671/
Khirakhai671/
Kouragkos671/
Curauskas671/
Khutrakui671/
Kaurauski670/

Kuraka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuraka in the Hindi language
कुरकाkuraka66.67
कूरकाkuraka33.33
Kuraka in the Russian language
Куракаkuraka-

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