Tukuru Surname

177,824th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tukuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tukuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,0651:85,7836,023
Indonesia1401:944,63769,875
India731:10,507,745199,418
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Tukuru (1,485) may also be a first name.

Tukuru Last Name Facts

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

Tukuru (Hindi: टुकुरु, Oriya: ଟୁକୁରୁ) is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tukuru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tukuru is the 177,824th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,031,425 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Tukuru are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 201,851st most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 1,485 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,065 people, or 1 in 85,783. In Nigeria Tukuru is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 12 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 11 percent are found and Sokoto, where 11 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Tukuru Last Name Statistics demography

Tukuru earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.45% more than the national average, earning $50,679 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thukuru922/
Tukuruh921/
Tukurou921/
Tukurru921/
Tukurus921/
Thutkuru861/
Tokuru83413/
Tikuru83116/
Tukoru8347/
Tucuru833/
Toukourou80991/
Tookuru7758/
Tikkuru776/
Ttokuru771/
Tokourou715/
Tokoru67532/
Ticuru67240/
Toucourou6720/
Tikiru671/
Tikiruj621/
Toukorou571/
Tiecourou531/
Teuhkoreuh501/

Tukuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tukuru in the Hindi language
टुकुरुtukuru-
Tukuru in the Oriya language
ଟୁକୁରୁtukuru89.47
ତୁକୁରୁtukuru5.26
ଟୂକୁରୁtukuru5.26

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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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  • 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 Tukuru
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