Tsuruyama Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Tsuruyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsuruyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
China21:683,660,78330,601
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Tsuruyama Last Name Facts

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

Tsuruyama occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsuruyama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Tsuruyama are found; 57 percent are found in South America and 57 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 12,592,608. In Brazil Tsuruyama is primarily found in: Santa Catarina, where 59 percent reside, São Paulo, where 24 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Brazil this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 17 percent reside and Japan, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsurayama8942/
Tsureyama894/
Tsuriyama891/
Tchourouma638/
Curauma632/
Zuraima631/
Zureyma630/
Courouma5930/
Zourouma592/
Zouraima591/
Chourouma561/
Zuraimi50141/
Zuraime5013/
Zuraymi505/
Coraima502/
Tchouroumou501/

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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 Tsuruyama
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