Tuko Surname
Approximately 1,645 people bear this surname
Tuko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 517 | 1:75,511 | 8,246 |
| Nigeria | 367 | 1:482,678 | 24,238 |
| South Africa | 225 | 1:240,790 | 24,675 |
| Philippines | 172 | 1:588,594 | 64,534 |
| Indonesia | 110 | 1:1,202,265 | 84,863 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| Russia | 39 | 1:3,695,463 | 185,353 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Tuko (1,706) may also be a first name.
Tuko Demographics
Tuko Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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
Tuko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tuko in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟୁେକା | tueka | - |
| Tuko in the Marathi language | ||
| तुको | tuko | - |
| Tuko in the Hindi language | ||
| टुको | tuko | 50 |
| टूको | tuko | 25 |
| तुको | tuko | 25 |
| Tuko in the Russian language | ||
| Туко | tuko | - |
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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 Tuko
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