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 found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Putuka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Putuka is the 419,303rd most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,801,384 people. Putuka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Putuka are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Putuka is also the 749,223rd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 151 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 797 people, or 1 in 67,977. In South Africa Putuka is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 39 percent live, Limpopo, where 37 percent live and North West, where 18 percent live. Other than South Africa Putuka occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Putuka
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