Tuk Surname

100,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Tuk Surname Definition:

A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, Tochi. Touques; a local name

Tuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia2,4681:6,275791
Mexico5351:232,0125,898
Netherlands4941:34,1855,709
Russia1381:1,044,37079,541
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Papua New Guinea1231:66,2908,647
Croatia1061:39,8927,989
India971:7,907,891167,329
Thailand811:872,078137,928
Indonesia741:1,787,151115,268
Ukraine701:650,32469,671
Iran571:1,347,06255,719
Guatemala411:392,2604,988
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Costa Rica211:227,6222,745
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Austria131:655,03358,041
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
France111:6,038,429280,838
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
England51:11,143,612252,590
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Ťuk (3) & Tük (1) are calculated separately.

Tuk (3,667) may also be a first name.

Tuk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, Tochi. Touques; a local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Tuk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuk (Bengali: টুক, Hindi: टुक, Marathi: तुक, Oriya: ଟୁକ, Russian: Тук, Tibetan: ཏུག་) is carried by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Ťuk or Tük. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tuk is the 100,660th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,553,517 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Tuk live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Tuk is also the 116,548th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 3,667 people.

It is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is held by 2,468 people, or 1 in 6,275. In Cambodia Tuk is most prevalent in: Siem Reap Province, where 13 percent reside, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 12 percent reside and Prey Veng Province, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Cambodia Tuk occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 11 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside.

Tuk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tuk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tuk surname rose 1,133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Tuk last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.92% registered with the party.

The amount Tuk earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.16% more than the national average, earning $58,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.2% less than the national average, earning $42,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ťuk893/
Tük891/
Tuck8625,735/
Tuke867,644/
Thuk861,137/
Tuuk861,133/
Tauk86824/
Touk86584/
Tuik86263/
Tukk86148/
Tukh8678/
Teuk8628/
Tuhk8612/
Tuqk864/
Tukt862/
Dtuk861/
Htuk861/
Tudk861/
Tujk861/
Tukq861/
Tuisk75791/
Tahuk75428/
Tauke75353/
Touck75346/
Touke75241/
Tucke75179/
Teuke75143/
Tauck75117/
Thuke75106/
Tukke7567/
Ttouk7545/
Thauk7536/
Tuike7534/
Thouk7523/
Tuysk7514/
Tuksh752/
Dtukz751/
Tauhk751/
Htauk751/
Tukkk751/
Tuick751/
Thukh751/
Toukh751/
Teuhk751/
Tutkė751/
Tuške751/
Htuyk751/
Tuqkk751/
Teuks750/
Teuck750/
Tusck750/
Tukks750/
Tok6740,736/
Tuc6719,205/
Tux676,203/
Tuq673,475/
Tukova67619/
Tug67294/
Teucke67114/
Tuková6788/
Taucke6736/
Theuke6724/
Tuszke6714/
Dtauke676/
Thauke675/
Ttauke673/
Thouke672/
Toukke671/
Thuchk671/
Thugke671/
Gytukc671/
Thukhe671/
Ttuuke671/
Tukowa671/
Thouck671/
Toucke670/
Tuicke670/
Tausks670/
Theuck670/
Thusck670/

Tuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tuk in the Bengali language
টুকtuka-
Tuk in the Marathi language
तुकtuka96.23
तूकtuka3.77
Tuk in the Oriya language
ଟୁକtuka84.78
ଟୁକ୍tuk7.61
ତୁକtuka4.35
ଟୂକtuka2.17
Tuk in the Tibetan language
ཏུག་tuk57.14
ཀྲུགས་truk14.29
ཀྲུག།truk14.29
ཀྲུག་truk14.29
Tuk in the Hindi language
टुकtuka51.72
तुकtuka34.48
टूकtuka13.79
Tuk in the Russian language
Тукtuk-

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