Tabuka Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tabuka Surname User-submission:

Tarbuka is an occupational surname for a fellow whogoes fishing a lot. The best unambiguous interpretation of Tarbuka is 'he fishes a lot'. The masculine attachment is because Tarbuka is an uncommon (sur)name, common to a forefather with connections to Azakurama and Zamagiye, towns of Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State and the Ukpeke-gbene Community in Warri-North Local Government Area of Delta State, all in Nigeria.

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Tabuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tabuka (43) may also be a first name.

Tabuka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tarbuka is an occupational surname for a fellow whogoes fishing a lot. The best unambiguous interpretation of Tarbuka is 'he fishes a lot'. The masculine attachment is because Tarbuka is an uncommon (sur)name, common to a forefather with connections to Azakurama and Zamagiye, towns of Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State and the Ukpeke-gbene Community in Warri-North Local Government Area of Delta State, all in Nigeria. Fishing is the predominant job/occupation of the Izon people. And it seems at least one of Tarbuka's parents was most probably engaged in fishing at the period that he was given birth to.

- pftarbuka

Tabuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tabuka (Georgian: თაბუკა, Hindi: ताबुका) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tabuka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Tabuka live; 30 percent live in Oceania Islands and 30 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tabuka is also the 1,545,828th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 43 people.

The last name Tabuka is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: West New Britain, where 70 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 30 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.

Tabuka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tabuka surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tabuyka9222/
Tabauka925/
Tabouka923/
Tabuika922/
Tabukha921/
Tebuka83456/
Taboka83349/
Tabuko83265/
Tabuke8399/
Tabuki8321/
Tobuka836/
Tabuca830/
Taboukhat801/
Tabuica77153/
Tabusca77118/
Tabokai7710/
Thavuka779/
Tabuiko774/
Taubuki774/
Tabeuko772/
Tebuuka772/
Tabukhi772/
Tabikah771/
Tabuuko771/
Tabukot771/
Tabocka771/
Tebukka771/
Tavouka771/
Tabutke771/
Taabuke771/
Tampouka7131/
Taboukou7118/
Tabokaai714/
Thaibuki711/
Toubouka711/
Tabeukou711/
Tabouske711/
Tabuco67971/
Toboka67108/
Taboko6768/
Toybukhaa6726/
Taboca6717/
Taboke6713/
Tobuko6713/
Tabuce674/
Taboki674/
Tebuko671/
Touboukha671/
Tebuca671/

Tabuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tabuka in the Georgian language
თაბუკაtabuka-
Tabuka in the Hindi language
ताबुकाtabuka-

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