Putuka Surname

419,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Putuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Putuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7971:67,9778,513
India201:38,353,269431,471
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
England21:27,859,030389,889
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Putuka (151) may also be a first name.

Putuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Putuka (Hindi: पुतुका, Marathi: पुतुका, Oriya: ପୁଟୁକା) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Putuka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 419,303rd most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,801,384 people. The surname Putuka occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Putuka live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Putuka is also the 749,223rd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 151 people.

The surname Putuka is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 797 people, or 1 in 67,977. In South Africa Putuka is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 39 percent reside, Limpopo, where 37 percent reside and North West, where 18 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Putuka Last Name Statistics demography

Putuka earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.22% less than the national average, earning R 165,816 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puttuka928/
Phutuka922/
Puthuka922/
Pustuka921/
Putuika921/
Putucka921/
Putukas921/
Putukad921/
Puthukka861/
Pustutka861/
Poutouka861/
Putika83422/
Putuca8361/
Putuke8344/
Putuko8323/
Potuka8322/
Pituka8318/
Putoka833/
Putuki832/
Putauskas8074/
Puthukkad802/
Puthukatt802/
Puthukkat801/
Phutika77812/
Puttika7789/
Putikka7772/
Puthika7772/
Putikah7763/
Putikha7747/
Pothuka7730/
Putouki7726/
Putokai7713/
Puthuko776/
Poutoka775/
Puthoka774/
Putukod772/
Potucka772/
Phituka771/
Pittuka771/
Pithuka771/
Puutika771/
Phuttika714/
Puuthika713/
Putthika711/
Poutouki711/
Pittukai711/
Pothukah711/
Putica67835/
Potoka67344/
Pitika6773/
Poutoukou6713/
Puthukkot6710/
Phutthika678/
Pituca675/
Potuki673/
Poutoukis671/
Putoko671/
Poutoukho671/
Puthukoth671/

Putuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Putuka in the Marathi language
पुतुकाputuka-
Putuka in the Oriya language
ପୁଟୁକାputuka84.62
ପୁତୁକାputuka7.69
ପୁଟୁକାତାିputukatai7.69
Putuka in the Hindi language
पुतुकाputuka33.33
पुटूकाputuka33.33
पुटुकाputuka33.33

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