Tukur Surname
Approximately 159,818 people bear this surname
Tukur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 159,161 | 1:1,113 | 145 |
| Turkey | 234 | 1:332,570 | 21,243 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Tukur (121,452) may also be a first name.
Tukur Demographics
Average Tukur Salary in
United States
$40,333 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tukkur | 91 | 165 | / |
| Thukur | 91 | 99 | / |
| Tukure | 91 | 41 | / |
| Tuhkur | 91 | 37 | / |
| Tukurr | 91 | 34 | / |
| Tukuur | 91 | 5 | / |
| Tugkur | 91 | 5 | / |
| Tukaur | 91 | 5 | / |
| Tukhur | 91 | 5 | / |
| Toukur | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ttukur | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tuckur | 91 | 1 | / |
| Taukur | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tukutr | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tukurz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tuukur | 91 | 1 | / |
| Toukour | 83 | 7,321 | / |
| Thaukur | 83 | 19 | / |
| Thutkur | 83 | 5 | / |
| Thoukur | 83 | 3 | / |
| Taukuir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tukhaur | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tokur | 80 | 4,140 | / |
| Tikur | 80 | 1,559 | / |
| Tukor | 80 | 124 | / |
| Tucur | 80 | 31 | / |
| Toukoure | 77 | 146 | / |
| Toukkour | 77 | 17 | / |
| Touckour | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toukourd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tukurova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toujkour | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tokaur | 73 | 33 | / |
| Thikur | 73 | 19 | / |
| Tokour | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tokhur | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tikaur | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tuckor | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tucaur | 73 | 3 | / |
| Toukor | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tikkur | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tuikor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taukor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toekur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tikhur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tokurh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuceur | 73 | 0 | / |
| Taukoor | 67 | 145 | / |
| Toucour | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tukoore | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tokkour | 67 | 1 | / |
Tukur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tukur in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཏུ་ཀུར། | tukur | - |
| Tukur in the Hindi language | ||
| टुकुर | tukura | - |
| Tukur in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟୁକୁର | tukura | - |
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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 Tukur
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