Tuko Surname

242,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tuko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5171:75,5118,246
Nigeria3671:482,67824,238
South Africa2251:240,79024,675
Philippines1721:588,59464,534
Indonesia1101:1,202,26584,863
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Norway181:285,68329,080
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Tuko (1,706) may also be a first name.

Tuko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuko (Hindi: टुको, Marathi: तुको, Oriya: ଟୁେକା, Russian: Туко) is most common in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 242,620th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,430,119 people. The last name Tuko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Tuko reside; 32 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Tuko is also the 185,987th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 1,706 people.

Tuko is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 517 people, or 1 in 75,511. In Uganda it is most common in: Kotido District, where 46 percent are found, Napak District, where 26 percent are found and Nakapiripirit District, where 10 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Tuko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tuko has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tuko last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tuko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (60%) in Nigeria.

The amount Tuko earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 30.86% less than the national average, earning 239,291 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.64% less than the national average, earning R 124,428 per year and in Canada they earn 31.34% less than the national average, earning $34,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Touko892,798/
Tukou89109/
Tauko8996/
Thuko8959/
Teuko8945/
Tukoi8933/
Tukoo8929/
Tujko8922/
Tuiko8917/
Tuyko8913/
Tukko898/
Tuuko896/
Tueko895/
Tukoy893/
Tucko892/
Tukoh891/
Tukuo891/
Toukou802,593/
Thueko80401/
Tuszko8078/
Taukoi8036/
Teukou8030/
Tukhoo8020/
Toukot8013/
Toukoi8011/
Toukop8010/
Tautko809/
Tugkos808/
Taukop804/
Toukko804/
Taukoy803/
Tutkos803/
Tukkoh803/
Toukoy803/
Tutkoy802/
Theuko802/
Teukop802/
Toukoh802/
Tuykko801/
Thauko801/
Tuskos801/
Teukoo801/
Tousko801/
Taukou801/
Tukohe801/
Tukouh801/
Dtouko801/
Tutkoi801/
Toko7537,171/
Tiko7518,725/
Tuka757,618/
Tuco752,804/
Tuqo758/
Toukkou73211/
Tuckosh7360/
Htuszko7325/
Touskos7324/
Touckou7318/
Toukhou739/
Thukhoi739/
Thuekoh736/
Tautkos732/
Toukkoi732/
Teukoup731/
Touskou731/
Toukgou731/
Thuekou731/
Tukhosh731/
Tuekooh731/
Thuekho731/
Thuisko731/
Tauszko731/
Touka674,218/
Tokou674,056/
Tuico672,706/
Tokoi671,739/
Tokko671,313/
Tikoo671,272/
Tusco671,117/
Tuika671,066/
Tieko671,003/
Tocko67849/
Thiko67630/
Tikko67547/
Tokuo67473/
Tuyco67351/
Tueka67323/
Tooko67236/
Tukka67212/
Tukač67191/
Tauka67173/
Tucop67134/
Tikoi67119/
Tukah67115/
Tikoh6797/
Tucod6782/
Thuco6782/
Teuka6772/
Tokoy6763/
Tokho6760/
Tokoa6752/
Ticko6741/
Tucou6735/
Tucoo6734/
Thuka6732/
Tukha6719/
Tuuka6718/
Tutkó6716/
Tikoy6715/
Tucco6714/
Ttiko6713/
Tikuo6711/
Tukeu6710/
Tuhka6710/
Tueco677/
Htiko676/
Tikho676/
Tauco675/
Tukaa674/
Tutco674/
Tujka674/
Thuqo673/
Ttuka673/
Toeko673/
Tocuo673/
Tokco672/
Htuka671/
Tuzco671/
Tokoo671/
Tuquo671/
Tuuco671/
Toukkout671/
Touco671/
Thoukhou671/
Thuikhoi671/
Tukaç671/
Tugco671/
Tucos671/
Tucoy671/
Ttoko671/

Tuko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tuko in the Oriya language
ଟୁେକାtueka-
Tuko in the Marathi language
तुकोtuko-
Tuko in the Hindi language
टुकोtuko50
टूकोtuko25
तुकोtuko25
Tuko in the Russian language
Тукоtuko-

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Footnotes

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