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) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shukura? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,061,269th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Shukura are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shukura is also the 101,716th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,564 people.

The surname Shukura is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 1,093,474. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Jigawa, where 35 percent reside, Bauchi, where 12 percent reside and Kano, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent reside and Albania, where 2 percent reside.

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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