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Where Does The Last Name Toure Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Toure (Arabic: تورى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﺭﻯ, Marathi: तौरे) has its highest incidence in Mali. It may be found as: Touré or Tourè. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Toure? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 526^th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,081 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Toure are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 20,146^th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 45,123 people.

The surname is most frequent in Mali, where it is carried by 372,494 people, or 1 in 46. Excluding Mali this last name occurs in 104 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 24 percent live and Guinea, where 18 percent live.

Toure Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Toure has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Toure last name expanded 28,350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 2,300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Toure Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Toure surname are 40.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Toure earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 80.08% less than the national average, earning €5,983 per year; in South Africa they earn 42.69% less than the national average, earning R 136,200 per year; in United States they earn 18.77% less than the national average, earning $35,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.67% less than the national average, earning $33,453 CAD per year.