Touré Surname

21,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Touré Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Touré Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali13,8751:1,223131
Mauritania5,7571:71193
Guinea3,0441:3,888204
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
France5091:130,49719,934
Canada641:575,71247,839
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Belgium271:425,80243,971
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Ivory Coast221:1,048,69225,281
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Hungary221:446,19429,593
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Burkina Faso161:1,147,00610,865
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Senegal101:1,457,9343,873
England71:7,959,723202,100
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Toure (1,029,155) & Tourè (31) are calculated separately.

Touré (2,465) may also be a first name.

Touré Last Name Facts

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

The last name Touré has its highest incidence in Mali. It can also be found in the variant forms: Toure or Tourè. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Touré? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,841st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 292,708 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Touré reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Mande Africa. Touré is also the 148,947th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 2,465 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Mali, where it is held by 13,875 people, or 1 in 1,223. Other than Mali this surname exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 23 percent live and Guinea, where 12 percent live.

Touré Last Name Statistics demography

Touré earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning 333,119 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toure931,029,155/
Tourè9331/
Tourré9121/
Thouré9112/
Tourét911/
Turé89134/
Toré8933/
Tourrés831/
Touri807,202/
Toury801,251/
Toura801,087/
Torré8021/
Torés8018/
Thuré8017/
Turré802/
Turzé801/
Tooré801/
Tauré801/
Touréová772/
Touray7361,864/
Touret732,357/
Tourey732,009/
Touris731,050/
Tourre73833/
Toujri73444/
Thoury73362/
Touriz73327/
Thouri73308/
Tourai73234/
Touere73222/
Tourra73211/
Touraj73201/
Tourit73172/
Tourez73117/
Tourje7357/
Toures7357/
Thoure7352/
Tohuri7349/
Toureh7347/
Touery7339/
Touroi7337/
Touyre7334/
Tourei7327/
Tourri7322/
Tourge7315/
Touree7312/
Tourio7311/
Toorré7310/
Toueri739/
Touhri738/
Tourie737/
Toutre735/
Thorré735/
Thurée735/
Tourís735/
Tourih735/
Tourea734/
Tourza734/
Theuré733/
Thorée733/
Tourer732/
Tourhi732/
Tousri732/
Toureu732/
Tourry732/
Tuyaré732/
Tourid731/
Torrés731/
Htoura731/
Thauré731/
Tourzy731/
Touríz731/
Toutri731/
Toutry731/
Touéry731/
Touraa731/
Touriy731/
Touera731/
Tourys730/
Tousry730/
Turi67169,012/
Tura6729,639/
Tora6716,998/
Ture6715,444/
Tori6714,726/
Tore6711,686/
Tory671,957/
Tourret671,528/
Tury671,145/
Touijri67605/
Tourres67441/
Tajouri67372/
Tourais67316/
Tourish67299/
Torj67103/
Tourich6782/
Tayouri6761/
Thourey6761/
Thouery6747/
Torá6723/
Touretz6722/
Tourrey6716/
Tajoury6715/
Tourett6712/
Touraya6712/
Tourrès6712/
Tourist6710/
Toureap6710/
Thohuri679/
Tourrez679/
Thoures675/
Taré675/
Toureat675/
Thouree674/
Toureuh674/
Touiere674/
Tourech674/
Tourisz674/
Teyoury674/
Touress673/
Tourris673/
Thourai673/
Touraia673/
Touraiz673/
Thourer673/
Tourgai673/
Toujari672/
Tourray672/
Touyere672/
Torréss672/
Turj672/
Torè671/
Turè671/
Torí671/
Touyari671/
Toureet671/
Touriss671/
Touijre671/
Toueret671/
Taouere671/
Tayoure671/
Tayoury671/
Thourry671/
Thouéry671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Touré
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