Where Does The Last Name Puruka Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Puruka (Marathi: पुरुका, Oriya: ପୁରୁକା) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puruka? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Puruka is the 2,661,929^th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Puruka live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Puruka is also the 1,525,482^nd most frequent first name globally, held by 44 people.

Puruka is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 1,501,511. In Uganda Puruka is most frequent in: Ntoroko District, where 54 percent reside, Kasese District, where 38 percent reside and Bundibugyo District, where 4 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside.