Tourai Surname
Approximately 234 people bear this surname
Tourai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 203 | 1:94,542 | 3,935 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tourai (461) may also be a first name.
Tourai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tourai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tourai is found most in Niger. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tourai? popularity and diffusion
Tourai is the 1,064,392nd most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Tourai reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 397,322nd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 461 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 94,542. In Niger Tourai is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 70 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 22 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 5 percent are found. Beside Niger this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Tourai
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