Tukur Surname

3,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tukur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tukur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria159,1611:1,113145
Turkey2341:332,57021,243
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
England481:1,160,79354,689
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
United States211:17,259,949572,238
India141:54,790,384527,769
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
China31:455,773,85521,925
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Tukur (121,452) may also be a first name.

Tukur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tukur (Hindi: टुकुर, Oriya: ଟୁକୁର, Tibetan: ཏུ་ཀུར།) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tukur? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,506th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,599 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tukur live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 8,517th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 121,452 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 159,161 people, or 1 in 1,113. In Nigeria it is most common in: Katsina, where 18 percent reside, Zamfara, where 13 percent reside and Kano, where 12 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 0 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.

Tukur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Tukur surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Tukur earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tukkur91165/
Thukur9199/
Tukure9141/
Tuhkur9137/
Tukurr9134/
Tukuur915/
Tugkur915/
Tukaur915/
Tukhur915/
Toukur912/
Ttukur911/
Tuckur911/
Taukur911/
Tukutr911/
Tukurz911/
Tuukur911/
Toukour837,321/
Thaukur8319/
Thutkur835/
Thoukur833/
Taukuir831/
Tukhaur831/
Tokur804,140/
Tikur801,559/
Tukor80124/
Tucur8031/
Toukoure77146/
Toukkour7717/
Touckour771/
Toukourd771/
Tukurova771/
Toujkour771/
Tokaur7333/
Thikur7319/
Tokour735/
Tokhur734/
Tikaur734/
Tuckor733/
Tucaur733/
Toukor733/
Tikkur732/
Tuikor731/
Taukor731/
Toekur731/
Tikhur731/
Tokurh731/
Tuceur730/
Taukoor67145/
Toucour674/
Tukoore672/
Tokkour671/

Tukur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tukur in the Tibetan language
ཏུ་ཀུར།tukur-
Tukur in the Hindi language
टुकुरtukura-
Tukur in the Oriya language
ଟୁକୁରtukura-

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