Turuka Surname
Approximately 6,620 people bear this surname
Turuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,085 | 1:8,700 | 1,143 |
| Kenya | 298 | 1:154,966 | 12,283 |
| India | 153 | 1:5,013,499 | 125,565 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Turuka (144) may also be a first name.
Turuka Demographics
Turuka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Turuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Turuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Turuka (Marathi: तुरुका, Oriya: ତୁରୁକା) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Turuka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Turuka? popularity and diffusion
Turuka is the 74,269th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,100,838 people. It is predominantly 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 widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 144 people.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 6,085 people, or 1 in 8,700. In Tanzania Turuka is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 75 percent reside, Mara Region, where 7 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Turuka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thuruka | 92 | 41 | / |
| Turukai | 92 | 37 | / |
| Touruka | 92 | 13 | / |
| Turukka | 92 | 7 | / |
| Turukoa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Turauska | 86 | 34 | / |
| Turuki | 83 | 233 | / |
| Turuke | 83 | 187 | / |
| Turika | 83 | 101 | / |
| Turuca | 83 | 36 | / |
| Toruka | 83 | 15 | / |
| Tiruka | 83 | 9 | / |
| Turuko | 83 | 4 | / |
| Turoka | 83 | 3 | / |
| Turauskas | 80 | 246 | / |
| Turauckas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Turutko | 77 | 56 | / |
| Turikai | 77 | 55 | / |
| Turuica | 77 | 39 | / |
| Taurika | 77 | 16 | / |
| Turukie | 77 | 10 | / |
| Turucke | 77 | 7 | / |
| Turikah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Turucki | 77 | 5 | / |
| Turukoh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Torukka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Torukha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Thiruka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Turucko | 77 | 4 | / |
| Turukiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thuruke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Turuckó | 77 | 1 | / |
| Turuski | 77 | 1 | / |
| Torucka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tauroka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thoruka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taurauskas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Turikhay | 71 | 49 | / |
| Turausky | 71 | 23 | / |
| Turauski | 71 | 15 | / |
| Turikhah | 71 | 13 | / |
| Turouski | 71 | 9 | / |
| Turuchko | 71 | 9 | / |
| Turouske | 71 | 5 | / |
| Thirukka | 71 | 5 | / |
| Turauskaitė | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tourouki | 71 | 3 | / |
| Turousky | 71 | 2 | / |
| Turuskyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Turrukei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Torukaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tureusky | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tureuski | 71 | 1 | / |
| Turica | 67 | 429 | / |
| Touroukou | 67 | 107 | / |
| Toruke | 67 | 103 | / |
| Toroka | 67 | 101 | / |
| Turauskis | 67 | 48 | / |
| Tirika | 67 | 32 | / |
| Toruko | 67 | 19 | / |
| Turoke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Turoki | 67 | 9 | / |
| Turuco | 67 | 8 | / |
| Touroukis | 67 | 7 | / |
| Turoko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Turouskyy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Turiko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Toruki | 67 | 1 | / |
Turuka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Turuka in the Marathi language | ||
| तुरुका | turuka | - |
| Turuka in the Oriya language | ||
| ତୁରୁକା | turuka | 73.53 |
| ଟୁରୁକା | turuka | 20.59 |
| ସୁକାି | sukai | 2.94 |
| ଟୁରୂକା | turuka | 2.94 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Turuka
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