Turuka Surname

74,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Turuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,0851:8,7001,143
Kenya2981:154,96612,283
India1531:5,013,499125,565
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England41:13,929,515290,718
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Turuka (144) may also be a first name.

Turuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Turuka (Marathi: तुरुका, Oriya: ତୁରୁକା) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turuka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 74,269th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,100,838 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Turuka reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 769,375th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 144 people.

The last name Turuka is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 6,085 people, or 1 in 8,700. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 75 percent live, Mara Region, where 7 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Turuka is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Turuka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Turuka earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.93% less than the national average, earning $13,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thuruka9241/
Turukai9237/
Touruka9213/
Turukka927/
Turukoa921/
Turauska8634/
Turuki83233/
Turuke83187/
Turika83101/
Turuca8336/
Toruka8315/
Tiruka839/
Turuko834/
Turoka833/
Turauskas80246/
Turauckas802/
Turutko7756/
Turikai7755/
Turuica7739/
Taurika7716/
Turukie7710/
Turucke777/
Turikah776/
Turucki775/
Turukoh775/
Torukka774/
Torukha774/
Thiruka774/
Turucko774/
Turukiy771/
Thuruke771/
Turuckó771/
Turuski771/
Torucka771/
Tauroka771/
Thoruka771/
Taurauskas751/
Turikhay7149/
Turausky7123/
Turauski7115/
Turikhah7113/
Turouski719/
Turuchko719/
Turouske715/
Thirukka715/
Turauskaitė714/
Tourouki713/
Turousky712/
Turuskyi711/
Turrukei711/
Torukaha711/
Tureusky711/
Tureuski711/
Turica67429/
Touroukou67107/
Toruke67103/
Toroka67101/
Turauskis6748/
Tirika6732/
Toruko6719/
Turoke6711/
Turoki679/
Turuco678/
Touroukis677/
Turoko674/
Turouskyy674/
Turiko673/
Toruki671/

Turuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turuka in the Marathi language
तुरुकाturuka-
Turuka in the Oriya language
ତୁରୁକାturuka73.53
ଟୁରୁକାturuka20.59
ସୁକାିsukai2.94
ଟୁରୂକାturuka2.94

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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 Turuka
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