Shukura Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Albania

Shukura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shukura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1621:1,093,47445,309
India531:14,472,932242,024
Albania51:582,81119,572
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Shukura (4,564) may also be a first name.

Shukura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shukura (Bengali: শুকুরা, Hindi: शुकुरा, Marathi: शुकूरा, Oriya: ଶୁକୁରା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shukura? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,061,269th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. The surname Shukura is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Shukura live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 101,716th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 4,564 people.

Shukura is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 1,093,474. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Jigawa, where 35 percent are found, Bauchi, where 12 percent are found and Kano, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent are found and Albania, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shukura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shukura in the Oriya language
ଶୁକୁରାsukura-
Shukura in the Marathi language
शुकूराsukura-
Shukura in the Hindi language
शुकुराsukura95.45
शुकूराsukura4.55
Shukura in the Bengali language
শুকুরাsukura66.67
শূকুরাsukura33.33

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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 Shukura
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