Tarukwa Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Tarukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Tarukwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tarukwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tarukwa is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tarukwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarukwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Tarukwa are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Tarukwa is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarikwa | 86 | 3,060 | / |
| Tarukua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tarugwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tarikqwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taruungwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tarikua | 71 | 13,683 | / |
| Tariqua | 71 | 2,095 | / |
| Terugwa | 71 | 66 | / |
| Torokwa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Terikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tarikwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taricua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tarukue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tarugwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tarokwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teruigwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torikwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teruggwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tarhogua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torokwo | 57 | 128 | / |
| Torigwa | 57 | 14 | / |
| Torogwa | 57 | 3 | / |
| Taruque | 57 | 1 | / |
| Torugba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tarougue | 53 | 2 | / |
| Torukuis | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Tarukwa
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