Tuka Surname

65,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,0051:65,9607,147
DR Congo8141:90,76110,309
Papua New Guinea7161:11,3881,013
Tanzania5111:103,60410,117
India4241:1,809,11664,170
Bosnia and Herzegovina3631:9,7421,968
Philippines3571:283,58040,937
Uganda2731:143,00112,845
Poland2721:139,73820,228
Albania2451:11,8942,203
Ukraine2141:212,72328,531
Cameroon2051:101,31311,968
Turkey1741:447,25026,312
Hungary1631:60,2236,277
Nigeria1331:1,331,90052,479
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Czechia541:196,91628,617
Croatia501:84,57214,311
Russia491:2,941,287160,625
Austria461:185,11823,639
Slovakia451:118,58822,142
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Latvia301:68,33510,134
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Serbia201:357,24716,776
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Estonia121:110,15019,471
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
England91:6,190,895170,599
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
France41:16,605,680368,153
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Ťuka (41) & Tůka (1) are calculated separately.

Tuka (14,097) may also be a first name.

Tuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuka (Georgian: ტუკა, Hindi: तुका, Marathi: तुका, Oriya: ଟୁକା, Russian: Тука, Tibetan: ཏུ་ཀ་) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can occur as: Ťuka or Tůka. Click here for other potential spellings of Tuka.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 65,515th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 956,622 people. The last name Tuka occurs predominantly in Asia, where 40 percent of Tuka reside; 32 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 29 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tuka is also the 48,396th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 14,097 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 2,005 people, or 1 in 65,960. In Indonesia Tuka is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 84 percent reside, North Maluku, where 3 percent reside and East Kalimantan, where 2 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this surname is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Tuka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tuka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tuka last name increased 2,180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tuka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Tuka surname are 11.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tuka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.45% less than the national average, earning 285,675 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 79.21% less than the national average, earning R 49,404 per year; in United States they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $44,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning $51,140 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ťuka9241/
Tůka921/
Touka894,218/
Tuika891,066/
Tukai891,059/
Tukay89987/
Tukaj89789/
Tukau89569/
Tueka89323/
Tukka89212/
Tukač89191/
Tauka89173/
Tukah89115/
Teuka8972/
Tukea8937/
Thuka8932/
Tukha8919/
Tuuka8918/
Tuhka8910/
Tukaa894/
Tujka894/
Ttuka893/
Htuka891/
Tukaç891/
Tutkaç80516/
Tuikka80478/
Tukach80477/
Teukap80211/
Tutkaj80209/
Tuikat80143/
Tuikha80117/
Thauka80105/
Touška8079/
Tukhai8073/
Tuszka8069/
Tukaia8057/
Tukaya8046/
Toukai8044/
Tougka8034/
Toukka8033/
Thukka8032/
Toukea8032/
Toukah8030/
Tuskha8023/
Toukha8017/
Toukay8016/
Tuskas8013/
Thukha8012/
Toukad8011/
Toukaz808/
Tuikad808/
Tuskai807/
Taukah805/
Tuškaj805/
Tuukka804/
Tugkay804/
Tukhay803/
Htouka803/
Thouka803/
Tuikay802/
Thukat802/
Toukaa802/
Toukaj802/
Tukkah802/
Tuskea801/
Tukapp801/
Tukaud801/
Teuska801/
Thtuka801/
Tahuka801/
Taukea801/
Tukeah801/
Taukay801/
Toukaî801/
Toukaï801/
Toukca801/
Thukas801/
Tukeha801/
Ttuuka801/
Tukaha801/
Thuuka801/
Tuckea801/
Tukaas801/
Tuykad801/
Tuykas801/
Taukai801/
Tuckay800/
Tika7548,383/
Toka7516,917/
Tuke757,644/
Tuca753,375/
Tuki752,691/
Tuko751,645/
Tóka75525/
Tuqa7553/
Tuky7527/
Touskas73115/
Tugkash7376/
Tougkas7331/
Taukach7323/
Toukacz7323/
Tautkas7315/
Toukach734/
Tukkapp733/
Tukhach731/
Tukkaya731/
Thoukai731/
Thuukka731/
Tuszkay731/
Toutkas731/
Toukaut731/
Toukaya731/
Touckai731/
Touckap731/
Taukhai731/
Tugkeas731/
Tukeeha731/
Tukhais731/
Toukasz731/
Tukatch730/
Tukei6710,487/
Tokay677,995/
Tokai676,600/
Tikka676,334/
Ttika675,803/
Tucay672,906/
Touko672,798/
Thika671,415/
Tokka67897/
Tokaj67819/
Tikah67702/
Tuica67651/
Touki67609/
Tikai67579/
Tokha67562/
Tooka67534/
Tokau67419/
Tukey67404/
Tucas67359/
Tauke67353/
Tikay67344/
Tusca67266/
Tauca67255/
Tieka67251/
Touke67241/
Tucat67206/
Tokea67192/
Tigka67183/
Tucke67179/
Tikha67147/
Teuke67143/
Tikau67126/
Tugki67116/
Tucky67112/
Tikaa67110/
Tukou67109/
Thuke67106/
Tauko6796/
Tukki6795/
Togka6795/
Teuca6787/
Tukhi6784/
Tuuke6780/
Tukeh6780/
Htika6778/
Tukke6767/
Tukui6764/
Tukio6762/
Thuko6759/
Tokoa6752/
Tukie6746/
Teuko6745/
Tutca6738/
Tauki6737/
Tokağ6736/
Tuike6734/
Tukoi6733/
Tukoo6729/
Htoka6724/
Tujko6722/
Tukatsch6721/
Tuqaj6721/
Tucai6720/
Taukatch6719/
Tuiko6717/
Tucca6716/
Tutkó6716/
Tukgi6714/
Tuyko6713/
Tokaa6712/
Toeka6711/
Tukeu6710/
Tukhy679/
Tukih679/
Tukko678/
Tucad677/
Touca677/
Tuiki677/
Tuuko676/
Tukky675/
Tueko675/
Tuukkaja675/
Thuki674/
Tueca674/
Touqa674/
Tukiy673/
Tukoy673/
Tuked673/
Tucko672/
Teuki672/
Tucaj672/
Tikea672/
Tiqua672/
Toukatch672/
Touckacz672/
Touckatt671/
Tuqua671/
Tukuy671/
Tokca671/
Tuške671/
Tūska671/
Tuské671/
Teutkaat671/
Toukouha671/
Touky671/
Touké671/
Tauky671/
Tauqa671/
Thoukhay671/
Tihka671/
Tikca671/
Tuhki671/
Tukoh671/
Tugca671/
Tucah671/
T'Ika671/
Tuqea671/
Tukee671/
Tukej671/
Tukge671/
Tukuo671/
Tuqai671/
Tugky671/
Tukij671/
Tukys671/

Tuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tuka in the Marathi language
तुकाtuka94.37
तूकाtuka4.08
टुकाtuka1.29
टूकाtuka0.15
Tuka in the Hindi language
तुकाtuka70
टूकाtuka13.33
तुकtuka8.33
टुकाtuka6.67
तुक्काtukka1.67
Tuka in the Georgian language
ტუკაtuka66.67
თუკაtuka33.33
Tuka in the Oriya language
ଟୁକାtuka63.44
ତୁକାtuka16.13
ଟୁକtuka12.9
ଟୂକାtuka7.53
Tuka in the Tibetan language
ཏུ་ཀ་tuka37.5
ཀྲུ་ཀ་truka37.5
སྐྲུ་ཀ་truka18.75
ཏུ་ཀུ་tuku6.25
Tuka in the Russian language
Тукаtuka-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tuka
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