Toruba Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Toruba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Toruba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Toruba (17) may also be a first name.

Toruba Last Name Facts

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

Toruba (Russian: Торуба) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Toruba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Toruba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,312,869th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Toruba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Toruba are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 4,542,122. In Nigeria Toruba is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 79 percent are found and Rivers, where 21 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Toruba is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 38 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torouba921/
Torubay921/
Torrauba861/
Toroba831,544/
Toriba83276/
Taruba83120/
Turuba8368/
Toruva8316/
Torubo838/
Toruwa834/
Teruba832/
Torube831/
Touroubai801/
Torubaova801/
Torroba77775/
Torobay77209/
Toribau77166/
Targuba7761/
Tarubai7717/
Tharuba7712/
Tarouba778/
Torobha778/
Terhuba776/
Tarhuba776/
Torzuwa776/
Turubat776/
Terubea775/
Torobai774/
Toruvat774/
Toruibi773/
Thoruwa772/
Torubio772/
Toraube772/
Tarauba771/
Torouwa771/
Torriba771/
Tarubay771/
Toroube771/
Toruboh771/
Thuruba771/
Touriba771/
Torrubio7137/
Turusbay712/
Tourouwa712/
Turubaya711/
Touroube711/
Teroubah711/
Turubaha711/
Tharubai711/
Turusbai711/
Tarubhai711/
Thoruber710/
Teriba67562/
Tarubi67524/
Tariba67427/
Turuva67419/
Taruva67269/
Torobi67199/
Taruwa67175/
Tarube67152/
Torobe6769/
Torobo6745/
Taroba6730/
Toribo6729/
Turubi6728/
Turube6715/
Toruwo6710/
Turoba677/
Turubo676/
Táriba674/
Tharubhai674/
Tatroubai671/
Touroubou671/

Toruba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Toruba in the Russian language
Торубаtoruba-

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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
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  • 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 Toruba
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