Tornu Surname
Approximately 1,021 people bear this surname
Tornu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 970 | 1:27,856 | 3,309 |
| Turkey | 19 | 1:4,095,864 | 99,768 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Tornú (4) are calculated separately.
Tornu (15) may also be a first name.
Tornu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tornu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tornu is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Tornú. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tornu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tornu is the 355,911th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,137,655 people. The surname Tornu is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Tornu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tornu is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.
The surname Tornu is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is held by 970 people, or 1 in 27,856. Without taking into account Ghana Tornu occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 2 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tornú | 93 | 4 | / |
| Tornau | 91 | 414 | / |
| Tournu | 91 | 149 | / |
| Torngu | 91 | 140 | / |
| Tornus | 91 | 10 | / |
| Tornuß | 91 | 8 | / |
| Tornou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Tornuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tornuy | 91 | 0 | / |
| Torneus | 83 | 236 | / |
| Tournou | 83 | 121 | / |
| Tournut | 83 | 76 | / |
| Tournus | 83 | 51 | / |
| Thornau | 83 | 18 | / |
| Tornguu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tornudd | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tornout | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tournau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tourneu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thorngu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thornus | 83 | 0 | / |
| Turnu | 80 | 373 | / |
| Tarnu | 80 | 299 | / |
| Ternu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tärnu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tournoux | 77 | 972 | / |
| Tournoud | 77 | 937 | / |
| Tournaud | 77 | 152 | / |
| Tournaux | 77 | 52 | / |
| Thorneus | 77 | 13 | / |
| Tornhout | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tournous | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tournoup | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tornhult | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tournouz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tournouy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Turnau | 73 | 393 | / |
| Ternau | 73 | 175 | / |
| Tarnus | 73 | 148 | / |
| Tornoe | 73 | 91 | / |
| Türnau | 73 | 57 | / |
| Terneu | 73 | 52 | / |
| Turnus | 73 | 44 | / |
| Tarngu | 73 | 26 | / |
| Tarnau | 73 | 8 | / |
| Tarnou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Thurnu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tornoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ternhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tarnuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tarnnu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Turnup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Turnui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Turnou | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tarnaud | 67 | 843 | / |
| Thurnau | 67 | 485 | / |
| Thürnau | 67 | 370 | / |
| Tarnauz | 67 | 37 | / |
| Törnudd | 67 | 31 | / |
| Turnaus | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tärnudd | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tarnaus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Turneus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tarnnuy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Turngau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Törneus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tarnnuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thornoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toernoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Turnout | 67 | 0 | / |
| Turnaux | 67 | 0 | / |
| Thurnup | 67 | 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 Tornu
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