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

The last name Tukum (Hindi: तुकुम, Marathi: तुकुम, Oriya: ଟୁକୁମ, Russian: Тукум) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tukum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,300,225th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Tukum reside; 52 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 52 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Tukum is also the 1,052,971st most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 83 people.

It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 92,656. In Papua New Guinea Tukum is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 59 percent reside, East New Britain, where 25 percent reside and Morobe, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and Russia, where 7 percent reside.

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