Tucks Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Tucks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tucks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa821:660,70448,422
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

The alternate forms: Tücks (91) are calculated separately.

Tucks (18) may also be a first name.

Tucks Last Name Facts

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

Tucks occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Tücks. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tucks? popularity and diffusion

Tucks is the 1,894,523rd most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Tucks reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tucks is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 660,704. In South Africa Tucks is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 74 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 22 percent live and Free State, where 1 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and The Bahamas, where 2 percent live.

Tucks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tucks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tucks last name decreased 79 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tucks Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tucks earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 49.24% less than the national average, earning R 120,636 per year and in United States they earn 53% less than the national average, earning $20,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tücks9391/
Tuecks910/
Tuks8993/
Thuecks8390/
Htuecks831/
Tuchs8056/
Ticks8043/
Tocks8031/
Tukse8019/
Tuksh802/
Thuks801/
Taucs801/
Tucse801/
Touks800/
Tauks800/
Teuks800/
Tukks800/
Tiecks7322/
Thicks7321/
Thueks731/
Tukshe731/
Tausks730/
Tiks67215/
Toks67155/
Tukz6728/
Tugs676/
Tuksova673/
Tusx671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Tucks
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