Tukano Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tukano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tukano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1141:464,40032,092
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Tukano (22) may also be a first name.

Tukano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tukano (Marathi: कानो) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tukano click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tukano? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,565,797th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Tukano live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 22 people.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 464,400. In Tanzania Tukano is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 96 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuskano92851/
Tuckano921/
Toukanou86139/
Tukana832,823/
Tokano831,969/
Tucano8371/
Tukeno8331/
Tikano837/
Tukono833/
Taucano77152/
Tokanou7761/
Tukanga7727/
Tukanna7711/
Thokano776/
Tukhana775/
Thukana774/
Tuzcano772/
Taukana772/
Toukana772/
Tuskono772/
Tukkana772/
Tucasno771/
Tukongo771/
Tuikono771/
Tikaano771/
Toukono771/
Tokannou71752/
Tukaenah7114/
Tukkanna719/
Tukanatt713/
Tockanou712/
Tikanhou711/
Thuscano711/
Tokanhou711/
Toukaina711/
Tuscanno710/
Tikana671,307/
Toukounou67257/
Tucana67118/
Tokana6799/
Tokono6741/
Tocano679/
Tikono676/
Tukkanatt676/
Tukena675/
Tokannnou671/
Thukkanna671/

Tukano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tukano in the Marathi language
कानोkano-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tukano
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