Tohiru Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tohiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tohiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1951:908,42439,344
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Tohiru (312) may also be a first name.

Tohiru Last Name Facts

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

Tohiru has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tohiru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tohiru is the 1,202,518th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tohiru reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 497,456th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 312 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 908,424. In Nigeria Tohiru is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 59 percent are found, Oyo, where 13 percent are found and Kwara, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thohiru929/
Tohirou922/
Tohierau8631/
Tahiru8329,620/
Toheru836/
Tehiru831/
Tooiru831/
Tahirou7754,791/
Thahiru7740/
Tahirru7713/
Toherus779/
Ttahiru775/
Taahiru772/
Tahitru771/
Toeru731/
Tahiorou7127/
Taahirou7127/
Tahirouy7117/
Thahirou7110/
Ttahirou717/
Tahhirou716/
Tahoirou715/
Tahgirou715/
Tahierou714/
Tahuirou714/
Tahirrou713/
Tahirudd712/
Tahitrou712/
Tahirout711/
Tahirruh711/
Taheirou711/
Htahirou711/
Tahihrou711/
Taheru6747/
Teheru671/
Taeiru671/
Taïirou621/
Toettrup574/
Thaerrut571/
Teuru55216/
Taeru5520/
Teureu509/
Taerau507/
Toeroe506/
Taerou501/

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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 Tohiru
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