Thurura Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Thurura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thurura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Thurura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thurura occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurura? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Thurura reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Thurura is primarily concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 80 percent are found and Busia County, where 20 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Belgium, where 13 percent are found.

Thurura Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turura9243/
Tururai8616/
Thurora861/
Teururai80285/
Thuriraj801/
Touroura801/
Tururi77105/
Turure7790/
Turira7744/
Torura778/
Turora773/
Turirai719/
Thoruri717/
Toroura713/
Torrura713/
Turiera711/
Tourira711/
Tiroura711/
Turzora711/
Tururro711/
Tourouri674/

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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 Thurura
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