Tsuruo Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Tsuruo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsuruo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3161:404,57112,961
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Tsuruo (8,765) may also be a first name.

Tsuruo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tsuruo is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tsuruo.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsuruo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tsuruo is the 851,613th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Tsuruo reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Tsuruo is also the 66,906th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 8,765 people.

The surname Tsuruo is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 316 people, or 1 in 404,571. In Japan Tsuruo is mostly found in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 23 percent are found, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 20 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 15 percent are found. Other than Japan this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsuro916,018/
Tsauro8324/
Tsurho8312/
Tsurua833/
Tsouro831/
Tsuroh831/
Tsuruha77738/
Tsouros77295/
Tsourou77229/
Tssouro771/
Tsiurua771/
Tsoro731,287/
Tsura73524/
Curuo733/
Tzuro731/
Zuruo731/
Tjuro731/
Zsuro731/
Tsourous71118/
Tsaura67738/
Tsuura67444/
Tsoura67281/
Tshiro6763/
Tseura6725/
Tsurwa673/
Tsuera671/
Tsürho671/
Tsuras671/
Churuo671/
Tshura671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tsuruo
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