Terugwa Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Terugwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
Terugwa (103) may also be a first name.
Terugwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Terugwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Terugwa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Terugwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,352,516th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Terugwa live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Terugwa is also the 930,172nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 103 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria Terugwa is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terzugwa | 93 | 8 | / |
| Teruggwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Teruigwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Terugwe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Tarugwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Terzugwe | 80 | 175 | / |
| Terunhgwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tarukwa | 71 | 16 | / |
| Torigwa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Terikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Terougui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tarikua | 57 | 13,683 | / |
| Tarikwa | 57 | 3,060 | / |
| Tariqua | 57 | 2,095 | / |
| Taricua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tarukua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tirigua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Torigua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tyriqua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Terogue | 57 | 0 | / |
| Thirikwa | 53 | 204 | / |
| Tirougui | 53 | 10 | / |
| Tarikqwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Thirikua | 53 | 1 | / |
| Torikwai | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Terugwa
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