Tsurugi Surname

618,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Tsurugi Surname User-submission:

The Tsurugi surname means 'sword'.

Tsurugi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4871:262,51410,396
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tsurugi (70) may also be a first name.

Tsurugi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tsurugi surname means 'sword'.

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Tsurugi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tsurugi (Russian: Цуруги) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsurugi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 618,896th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 14,663,070 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Tsurugi live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Tsurugi is also the 1,162,016th most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 70 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 262,514. In Japan Tsurugi is primarily found in: Ishikawa Prefecture, where 34 percent reside, Niigata Prefecture, where 18 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Japan it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsurugai936/
Tsuruga863,317/
Tsurigi863/
Tsuruchi8078/
Tsurusei8050/
Curugi777/
Tsurugaya75205/
Tsuruuchi752/
Tsuruichi752/
Tsourousi751/
Tsuruse71172/
Dzurugi716/
Tsuruze711/
Tsourousis711/
Churugi711/
Zourougi671/

Tsurugi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tsurugi in the Russian language
Цуругиcurugi-

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Footnotes

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