Tukun Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Tukun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tukun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
India661:11,622,203212,115
Norway431:119,58815,719
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Ukraine331:1,379,476113,823
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Tükün (5) are calculated separately.

Tukun (6,148) may also be a first name.

Tukun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tukun (Bengali: টুকুন, Hindi: टुकुन, Marathi: टुकुन, Oriya: ଟୁକୁନ, Russian: Тукун) is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Tükün. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tukun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 630,290th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,025,868 people. The surname Tukun occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Tukun are found; 41 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 84,340th most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 6,148 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Somalia, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 68,633. Outside of Somalia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Tukun Last Name Statistics demography

Tukun earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.34% less than the national average, earning 303,370 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuykun9184/
Tukkun9126/
Thukun918/
Tukune912/
Tukhun912/
Tukuin911/
Toukun911/
Taukun911/
Tükün875/
Thutkun8332/
Toukoun832/
Tutkune831/
Teukeun831/
Thukkun831/
Thukung831/
Tuekkun831/
Thuekun831/
Tokun80679/
Tikun80533/
Tukon80345/
Tucun8044/
Tukunova7750/
Thuekhun7726/
Toukoune776/
Thougkun771/
Toukon73195/
Tikhun7386/
Tokhun7333/
Thikun7312/
Tukoen739/
Tikkun739/
Tokoun738/
Tuikum735/
Tudkum732/
Tookun732/
Toukum731/
Tukoum731/
Tikeun731/
Tuykum731/
Tickun730/
Tukhunova7121/
Thukhaung713/
Thikkun6795/
Tiekoun6718/
Thukkum675/
Toekhun674/
Thikhun673/
Tukoone672/
Toukeum672/
Thikoun671/
Tukhoon671/
Thokhun671/
Tucusin671/

Tukun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tukun in the Bengali language
টুকুনtukuna85.71
তুকুনtukuna14.29
Tukun in the Oriya language
ଟୁକୁନtukuna83.93
ଟୁକୁନ୍tukun10.49
ଟୂକୁନtukuna1.64
ଟୁକୁନାtukuna0.98
ଟୂକୁନ୍tukun0.33
ଟୁକୁtuku0.33
ଟୁକନ୍tukan0.33
ତୁକୁନtukuna0.33
Tukun in the Hindi language
टुकुनtukuna54.55
तुकुनtukuna27.27
तुकूनtukuna9.09
टुकूंtukum9.09
Tukun in the Marathi language
टुकुनtukuna50
तुकुनtukuna50
Tukun in the Russian language
Тукунtukun-

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