Tsuruma Surname

269,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Tsuruma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsuruma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,4171:90,2225,711
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Tsuruma (39) may also be a first name.

Tsuruma Last Name Facts

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

Tsuruma (Russian: Цурума) has its highest incidence in Japan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsuruma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 269,873rd most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,039,797 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Tsuruma are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Tsuruma is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 39 people.

The surname Tsuruma is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 1,417 people, or 1 in 90,222. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Niigata Prefecture, where 26 percent live, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 23 percent live and Saitama Prefecture, where 18 percent live. Besides Japan this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Tsuruma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tsuruma last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tsuruma earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.81% less than the national average, earning $27,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshuruma933/
Tsurumi8616,650/
Tsurima864/
Tsurume862/
Tsurumo861/
Tshiruma8047/
Tsouroma801/
Curuma7779/
Zuruma7767/
Tsoroma7139/
Zurumay7116/
Tchourouma718/
Churuma717/
Zurumai713/
Curauma712/
Churumah67125/
Courouma6730/
Tshirumo672/
Zourouma672/
Tshirima671/
Tcouroma671/
Dzurumoa671/

Tsuruma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tsuruma in the Russian language
Цурумаcuruma-

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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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  • 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 Tsuruma
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