Tukuna Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

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

Tukuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tukuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
India241:31,961,058386,265
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Tukuna (17,445) may also be a first name.

Tukuna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tukuna (Bengali: টুকুনা, Georgian: ტუკუნა, Marathi: तुकुना, Oriya: ଟୁକୁନା) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Tukuna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tukuna? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,736,881st most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Tukuna are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tukuna is also the 41,748th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 17,445 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 58 percent are found, Bauchi, where 33 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 5 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Tukuna is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tukunga9244/
Tukunau9225/
Tukunna921/
Toukouna8616/
Tuikunna861/
Tucuna83157/
Tikuna8352/
Tukuni8345/
Tokuna8313/
Tukune832/
Toukounna802/
Toukousna801/
Tukinah77394/
Tokunai77136/
Tukunoi7711/
Tucunas775/
Thokuna774/
Tikunah774/
Thikuna772/
Tikunna772/
Thukuni771/
Tukunyi771/
Tukunge771/
Tikkuna771/
Tukungo771/
Taukuni771/
Tihkuna771/
Tutkuni771/
Tutkune771/
Thikhuna71190/
Tutkuner7154/
Toukoune716/
Tikaunai715/
Toukouni712/
Tokuhina711/
Taukoena711/
Toukinai711/
Tiekouna711/
Tuquinay711/
Tokuno677,095/
Tukino67719/
Ticuna67418/
Tokona67283/
Toukounou67257/
Tucona6781/
Tocuna6735/
Tokuni6710/
Tokune677/
Tukone673/
Tukono673/
Tukoni672/
Touquinha671/
Tokuny671/

Tukuna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tukuna in the Georgian language
ტუკუნაtukuna-
Tukuna in the Bengali language
টুকুনাtukuna-
Tukuna in the Oriya language
ଟୁକୁନାtukuna94.71
ଟୁକୁନାାଇଁtukunaa'im4.01
ଟୂକୁନାtukuna0.82
ଟୁକୁନtukuna0.05
ଟୁକୁଣାtukuna0.05
କୁମାରkumara0.04
ଚୁକୁନାcukuna0.02
ଟୁକୁସନାtukusana0.01
ଟୁକନାtukana0.01
ଟୂକୂନାtukuna0.01
କୁଶୁମkusuma0.01
ଟୁକୁନୀtukuni0.01
ଟିକୁନୁtikunu0.01
ଟୁକୁନିtukuni0.01
ଟିକିନାtikina0.01
କୁକୁନାkukuna0.01
ପୁହାଣpuhana0.01
ଟକୁନାtakuna0.01
ଟୁକୂନାtukuna0.01
ଟୁକିନାtukina0.01
ତୁକୁନାtukuna0.01
Tukuna in the Marathi language
तुकुनाtukuna75
टुकुनाtukuna16.67
तूकूनाtukuna4.17
टूकुणााचारणtukunaacarana4.17

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