Tsuruga Surname

135,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Tsuruga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsuruga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3,2621:39,1923,500
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Guam11:160,1214,893
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Tsuruga Last Name Facts

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

Tsuruga (Russian: Цуруга) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsuruga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 135,501st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,197,029 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Tsuruga are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Tsuruga is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 3,262 people, or 1 in 39,192. In Japan it is mostly found in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 28 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent are found and Aomori Prefecture, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Japan this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Tsuruga Last Name Statistics demography

Tsuruga earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsurugai936/
Tsurunga931/
Tsurugaya88205/
Tsurugi86497/
Tsuriga86139/
Tsurugo8642/
Zuruga772/
Dzurunga671/
Coruga62272/
Zurugo62128/
Zuruge6214/
Zuriga629/
Curugi627/
Czuriga5712/
Dzuriga578/
Dzurugi576/
Cuiroga572/
Churugi571/
Zouriga571/
Courouge53124/
Caurouge531/
Zourougi531/
Courrouge501/

Tsuruga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tsuruga in the Russian language
Цуругаcuruga-

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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 Tsuruga
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