Toruke Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Toruke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 102 | 1:1,736,694 | 63,540 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
The alternate forms: Tõruke (46) are calculated separately.
Toruke (18) may also be a first name.
Toruke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Toruke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Toruke is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Tõruke. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Toruke? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,817,111th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Toruke live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 18 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 1,736,694. In Nigeria Toruke is mostly found in: Benue, where 49 percent live, Delta, where 26 percent live and Bayelsa, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Estonia, where 1 percent live.
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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 Toruke
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