Kuruka Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Kuruka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 97 | 1:84,059 | 11,132 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Ukraine | 30 | 1:1,517,423 | 120,367 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Kuruka (56) may also be a first name.
Kuruka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuruka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuruka (Oriya: କୁରୁକା, Russian: Курука) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kuruka.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuruka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,328,442nd most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Kuruka live; 57 percent live in Oceania Islands and 57 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 56 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 84,059. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Western, where 65 percent live, Central, where 14 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 7 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Kuruka is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent live and Ukraine, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kuruka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuruka in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁରୁକା | kuruka | - |
| Kuruka in the Russian language | ||
| Курука | kuruka | - |
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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 Kuruka
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