Tsuruya Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Tsuruya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsuruya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2721:470,01614,014
United States81:45,307,367917,113
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Tsuruya (15) may also be a first name.

Tsuruya Last Name Facts

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

Tsuruya occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Tsuruya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsuruya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 919,444th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Tsuruya reside; 94 percent reside in East Asia and 94 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 15 people.

The last name is most common in Japan, where it is held by 272 people, or 1 in 470,016. In Japan it is most numerous in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 33 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 18 percent reside and Nagasaki Prefecture, where 15 percent reside. Barring Japan this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Tsuruya Last Name Statistics demography

Tsuruya earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 84.82% more than the national average, earning $79,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsuruha86738/
Tsuroya86158/
Tsuraya8653/
Tsuruyo8626/
Tsuriya8625/
Tsurayas8030/
Tsurayah806/
Tsuruiyo801/
Tsurui772,248/
Tsurai778/
Tsuray773/
Tzuruy771/
Tsauriyah752/
Tsaurai71827/
Tsourou71229/
Tsureyi7145/
Tsourea717/
Zuruyah714/
Tsuiraa711/
Tzuriya711/
Tsuurai711/
Tsoriya711/
Tsaurayi67686/
Tsourous67118/
Tsoureas6723/
Tsourayi677/
Tseurayi677/
Chouruya671/

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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 Tsuruya
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