Tukum Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tukum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tukum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea881:92,65612,367
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tukum (83) may also be a first name.

Tukum Last Name Facts

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

Tukum (Hindi: तुकुम, Marathi: तुकुम, Oriya: ଟୁକୁମ, Russian: Тукум) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tukum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tukum is the 1,300,225th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Tukum live; 52 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tukum is also the 1,052,971st most numerous given name world-wide, held by 83 people.

Tukum is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 92,656. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 59 percent live, East New Britain, where 25 percent live and Morobe, where 9 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and Russia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taukum9197/
Tukume9118/
Thukum915/
Tuikum915/
Tudkum912/
Tuekum911/
Tukoum911/
Toukum911/
Tuykum911/
Toukoum83123/
Teukeum8315/
Thukkum835/
Toukeum832/
Tukuume831/
Tikum801,349/
Tokum8066/
Tucum8010/
Tukumova7733/
Teukeume771/
Touckoum771/
Tikoum73529/
Tokhum7314/
Toukom7314/
Tokoum7313/
Tikhum734/
Tuykom732/
Thokum732/
Tuikom731/
Tockum731/
Tikkum731/
Tickum730/
Thuekkhum71135/
Taukumova713/
Tuikhom6771/
Thogkum672/
Tukoome671/
Tokom60279/
Tocum600/
Tokcom553/
Tigcum551/

Tukum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tukum in the Hindi language
तुकुमtukuma75
टुकुमtukuma25
Tukum in the Oriya language
ଟୁକୁମtukuma50
ତୁକୁମtukuma25
ଟୂକୁମtukuma25
Tukum in the Marathi language
तुकुमtukuma50
टुकुमtukuma50
Tukum in the Russian language
Тукумtukum-

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