Toura Surname
Approximately 1,087 people bear this surname
Toura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 219 | 1:47,195 | 5,990 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Niger | 141 | 1:136,114 | 5,139 |
| Finland | 107 | 1:51,371 | 6,176 |
| Japan | 92 | 1:1,389,612 | 23,539 |
| Greece | 50 | 1:221,596 | 34,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| Mauritania | 26 | 1:157,495 | 8,595 |
| Liberia | 24 | 1:183,689 | 12,460 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Tourã (2) are calculated separately.
Toura (700) may also be a first name.
Toura Demographics
Toura Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Toura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Toura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Toura (Arabic: طورا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﺭ, Hindi: तौरा) is found most in Benin. It can occur as: Tourã. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Toura? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 338,461st most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,704,274 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Toura live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 22 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 312,341st most commonly held first name on earth, held by 700 people.
The surname Toura is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 47,195. In Benin Toura is most common in: Atakora Department, where 65 percent are found, Alibori Department, where 22 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Benin this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 19 percent are found and Niger, where 13 percent are found.
Toura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Toura has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Toura surname increased 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Toura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Toura earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Toura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Toura in the Hindi language | ||
| तौरा | taura | - |
| Toura in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻮﺭ | twr | 25 |
| ﻃﻮﺭﺍ | twra | 12.5 |
| ﻃﻮﺭ | twr | 12.5 |
| ﺗﻮﺭﻩ | twrh | 12.5 |
| ﻃﻮﺭﻩ | twrh | 12.5 |
| ﻃﻮﺭﺓ | twrt | 12.5 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻴﺮﻳﻚ | ambyryk | 12.5 |
| Toura in the Arabic language | ||
| طورا | twra | - |
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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 Toura
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