Tanuka Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Tanuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
Tanuka (1,793) may also be a first name.
Tanuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tanuka (Bengali: তনুকা, Hindi: तनुका, Marathi: तानुका, Oriya: ତନୁକା, Russian: Танука) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tanuka.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanuka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Tanuka reside; 55 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 55 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Tanuka is also the 180,566th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 1,793 people.
It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 50 percent are found, Morobe, where 46 percent are found and Madang, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent are found and Russia, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tanuka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanuka in the Bengali language | ||
| তনুকা | tanuka | - |
| Tanuka in the Oriya language | ||
| ତନୁକା | tanuka | 85.71 |
| ତନୁକାାଇଁ | tanukaa'im | 14.29 |
| Tanuka in the Hindi language | ||
| तनुका | tanuka | 82.35 |
| तणुका | tanuka | 5.88 |
| ताणुका | tanuka | 5.88 |
| तनूका | tanuka | 5.88 |
| Tanuka in the Marathi language | ||
| तानुका | tanuka | 37.5 |
| तनुका | tanuka | 37.5 |
| ताणुका | tanuka | 12.5 |
| तानूका | tanuka | 12.5 |
| Tanuka in the Russian language | ||
| Танука | tanuka | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tanuka
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