Kuruka Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

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

Kuruka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuruka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea971:84,05911,132
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Ukraine301:1,517,423120,367
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

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

Kuruka (Oriya: କୁରୁକା, Russian: Курука) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kuruka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuruka? popularity and diffusion

Kuruka is the 1,328,442nd most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Kuruka reside; 57 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 57 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,321,957th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 56 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 84,059. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Western, where 65 percent are found, Central, where 14 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 7 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent are found and Ukraine, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurauka9212/
Kuruska929/
Kurukai921/
Kurudka921/
Kurukaya86544/
Kourouka866/
Kuthruka865/
Kurushka861/
Kurukhad861/
Kuttruka861/
Hkutruka861/
Kuruca831,775/
Kiruka83159/
Koruka83136/
Kurika83128/
Kuroka8323/
Kuruke8321/
Kuruki8315/
Kuruko835/
Curuka834/
Kurauskas80257/
Kouroukas8070/
Kutrrukaa801/
Kurooka772,008/
Kurikka771,006/
Kurucay7760/
Kuruker7727/
Kurocka7724/
Kurikay7721/
Kirukha7714/
Kurusko776/
Kaurika776/
Kurucki775/
Kurukij774/
Korukai773/
Kurukei773/
Kurukoç773/
Kurukoi773/
Kurikai773/
Kauruke773/
Kauroka772/
Kurukje772/
Kirauka771/
Kurrika771/
Kurukie771/
Kurukit771/
Kuricka771/
Kurikah771/
Kurueca771/
Kurukoy771/
Kurusca771/
Korouka771/
Korukau771/
Kieruka771/
Koutroukas754/
Kurushko7180/
Kurukchi7151/
Kuruszko7117/
Khurukit7114/
Kutrukis7113/
Kirahuka7111/
Kurouski7111/
Khurikah718/
Kurauski716/
Kurukhot714/
Kurauskaitė712/
Kierucka712/
Kurukodt711/
Kourouki711/
Kurousky711/
Kurukopp711/
Kuroki6768,549/
Kirika672,658/
Koroka67587/
Kuroko67117/
Kuriko67107/
Kurica67102/
Koruca6732/
Curuca6731/
Koutrouki6725/
Kuruce6718/
Kouroukis6711/
Curuki6710/
Koruko6710/
Khurukhot679/
Kouroukou679/
Koruke676/
Kurukkoth674/
Kuruckchi672/
Koruki672/
Kouroukoy671/
Kiruko671/
Kurukkott671/
Kutrousky671/
Kiruca671/
Curauskas671/
Kaurauski670/

Kuruka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuruka in the Oriya language
କୁରୁକାkuruka-
Kuruka in the Russian language
Курукаkuruka-

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Footnotes

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