Tukura Surname
Approximately 12,908 people bear this surname
Tukura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12,610 | 1:14,048 | 1,409 |
| Cameroon | 176 | 1:118,006 | 13,533 |
| Papua New Guinea | 79 | 1:103,212 | 13,927 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Tukura (2,333) may also be a first name.
Tukura Demographics
Tukura Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Tukura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tukura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tukura (Hindi: टुकुरा, Oriya: ଟୁକୁରା) is most common in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tukura? popularity and diffusion
It is the 40,586th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 564,576 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tukura reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 154,023rd most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 2,333 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12,610 people, or 1 in 14,048. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Niger, where 24 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 18 percent live and Taraba, where 18 percent live. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Tukura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (61%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tukurah | 92 | 300 | / |
| Tutkura | 92 | 8 | / |
| Taukura | 92 | 3 | / |
| Tukurai | 92 | 2 | / |
| Toukura | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tukuras | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tukurha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tukkura | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tuhkura | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tukaura | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thukura | 92 | 1 | / |
| Toukoura | 86 | 102 | / |
| Tukurach | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tukuraha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tukuraih | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tokura | 83 | 7,624 | / |
| Tukora | 83 | 273 | / |
| Tukuri | 83 | 112 | / |
| Tukuro | 83 | 110 | / |
| Tukure | 83 | 41 | / |
| Tikura | 83 | 24 | / |
| Tukira | 83 | 9 | / |
| Tukury | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tucura | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tuikhurea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tukirah | 77 | 261 | / |
| Tukuriy | 77 | 129 | / |
| Tokoura | 77 | 108 | / |
| Taukuro | 77 | 82 | / |
| Tokuura | 77 | 74 | / |
| Thukuri | 77 | 47 | / |
| Tukoroa | 77 | 46 | / |
| Tuhkuri | 77 | 15 | / |
| Tukurop | 77 | 7 | / |
| Taukira | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tookura | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tokurai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ttukuri | 77 | 3 | / |
| Thokura | 77 | 3 | / |
| Toukora | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thikura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taukuri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tukiera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tukurer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tukorah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tukurou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tukkuri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tukured | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toukuri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tokuhra | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tiekoura | 71 | 2,864 | / |
| Toukoure | 71 | 146 | / |
| Toukouri | 71 | 38 | / |
| Thikoura | 71 | 11 | / |
| Toucoura | 71 | 10 | / |
| Toukouro | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tickoura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tutkurri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tikourai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toukourou | 67 | 991 | / |
| Tokora | 67 | 469 | / |
| Tokuri | 67 | 299 | / |
| Tukore | 67 | 151 | / |
| Taukoorah | 67 | 46 | / |
| Tukoro | 67 | 46 | / |
| Tukiro | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tikira | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tokuro | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tocura | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tokure | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tucora | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tukori | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tikuro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toukourzo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toukourod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toukouret | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touskouri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tucuro | 67 | 1 | / |
Tukura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tukura in the Hindi language | ||
| टुकुरा | tukura | - |
| Tukura in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟୁକୁରା | tukura | 81.82 |
| ତୁକୁରା | tukura | 9.09 |
| ଟୂକୁରୁ | tukuru | 9.09 |
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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
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- 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 Tukura
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