Tsuruo Surname
Approximately 321 people bear this surname
Tsuruo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 316 | 1:404,571 | 12,961 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
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 borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsuruo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 851,613th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Tsuruo live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 66,906th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 8,765 people.
It is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 316 people, or 1 in 404,571. In Japan Tsuruo is primarily concentrated in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 23 percent reside, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 20 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsuro | 91 | 6,018 | / |
| Tsauro | 83 | 24 | / |
| Tsurho | 83 | 12 | / |
| Tsurua | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tsouro | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tsuroh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tsuruha | 77 | 738 | / |
| Tsouros | 77 | 295 | / |
| Tsourou | 77 | 229 | / |
| Tssouro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsiurua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsoro | 73 | 1,287 | / |
| Tsura | 73 | 524 | / |
| Curuo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tzuro | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zuruo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tjuro | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zsuro | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tsourous | 71 | 118 | / |
| Tsaura | 67 | 738 | / |
| Tsuura | 67 | 444 | / |
| Tsoura | 67 | 281 | / |
| Tshiro | 67 | 63 | / |
| Tseura | 67 | 25 | / |
| Tsurwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tsuera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsürho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsuras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Churuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshura | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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