Tukunu Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Tukunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Tukunu (646) may also be a first name.
Tukunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tukunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tukunu (Hindi: तुकुनू, Oriya: ଟୁକୁନୁ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tukunu? popularity and diffusion
Tukunu is the 3,017,195th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tukunu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 327,050th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 646 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Tukunu is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 95 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria Tukunu exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tukunu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tukunu in the Hindi language | ||
| तुकुनू | tukunu | - |
| Tukunu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟୁକୁନୁ | tukunu | 96.96 |
| ଟୂକୁନୁ | tukunu | 1.38 |
| ଚୁକୁନୁ | cukunu | 0.28 |
| ଟୁକୁ୍ନୁ | tukunu | 0.28 |
| ଟୁକୁନୂ | tukunu | 0.28 |
| ତୁକୁନୁ | tukunu | 0.28 |
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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 Tukunu
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