Tortue Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Tortue Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tortue (52) may also be a first name.
Tortue Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tortue Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tortue is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tortue? popularity and diffusion
Tortue is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Tortue reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Tortue is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 52 people.
This surname is most frequent in Liberia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia Tortue is most frequent in: Montserrado County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Liberia Tortue occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and France, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tordue | 83 | 1,136 | / |
| Tartue | 83 | 39 | / |
| Tortey | 83 | 36 | / |
| Tortae | 83 | 34 | / |
| Tortei | 83 | 17 | / |
| Tortee | 83 | 14 | / |
| Tortie | 83 | 6 | / |
| Tortoe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tortou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tortuu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tortuya | 77 | 124 | / |
| Torteya | 77 | 30 | / |
| Tourtou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tortuha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tartuhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Torduer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tourtey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tortuis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Torteyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tuortou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tortuia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tourtee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thortey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tourtaud | 71 | 27 | / |
| Tourtaux | 71 | 9 | / |
| Tourtout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tuortejo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tartee | 67 | 753 | / |
| Terdue | 67 | 676 | / |
| Tortay | 67 | 272 | / |
| Tortuyaux | 67 | 116 | / |
| Tartau | 67 | 93 | / |
| Tartie | 67 | 43 | / |
| Tortai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tardue | 67 | 14 | / |
| Turtui | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tartey | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tourtault | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tartae | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tartea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tortoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tortaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Târtea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tortoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tortaa | 67 | 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 Tortue
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