Turab Surname

86,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Turab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan3,4851:9,226681
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
India3451:2,223,37873,777
Pakistan3421:522,3518,826
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England241:2,321,58686,519
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Turab (8,161) may also be a first name.

Turab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turab (Arabic: تراب, Bengali: তুরাব, Georgian: ტურაბ, Hindi: तुराब, Marathi: तुराब, Oriya: ତୁରାବ, Russian: Тураб) is most common in Afghanistan. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Turab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Turab is the 86,372nd most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,306,714 people. The surname Turab occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Turab reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Turab is also the 70,152nd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 8,161 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 3,485 people, or 1 in 9,226. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Ghazni, where 23 percent are found, Kabul, where 15 percent are found and Logar, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Afghanistan it exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 10 percent are found.

Turab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Turab surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Turab earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 402.87% more than the national average, earning R 1,195,010 per year and in United States they earn 19.39% more than the national average, earning $51,517 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tourab911,002/
Turaab91445/
Thurab9157/
Turrab9130/
Taurab916/
Tutrab911/
Turaib911/
Turaeb911/
Turabh911/
Tourrab839/
Turzaib831/
Torab805,417/
Turap80545/
Tirab8056/
Turob8031/
Turav8013/
Turaf809/
Turaw801/
Turabova774,411/
Turova735,307/
Turaif73352/
Toraub73228/
Toorab73100/
Taurob7394/
Toraab7372/
Toerab7360/
Tourob7348/
Turzap7321/
Touraf7320/
Turaph7315/
Turaiv739/
Turape738/
Turayv733/
Thuraw733/
Tusrob732/
Toureb731/
Thurav731/
Tauraf731/
Thurap731/
Taureb731/
Taurav731/
Tirabh731/
Tourav731/
Turaff730/
Tauraw730/
Touraif67174/
Taurova6745/
Thurauf6718/
Thurova6715/
Toureap6710/
Thourob679/
Tourova677/
Turrauf674/
Thorabh674/
Turgova674/
Toutraf672/
Tourrob672/
Tooraub671/
Tourafe671/
Taurauv671/
Thutrap671/
Hturaif671/
Tauraph671/
Turraff670/

Turab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turab in the Bengali language
তুরাবturaba-
Turab in the Oriya language
ତୁରାବturaba-
Turab in the Hindi language
तुराबturaba96.52
तूराबturaba2.32
तुरबturaba0.87
तुसाबtusaba0.29
Turab in the Marathi language
तुराबturaba91.41
तूराबturaba3.41
तुरबturaba2.89
नुराबnuraba0.15
तूरबturaba0.11
तोराबtoraba0.08
तुरावturava0.08
तराबtaraba0.04
तुलबीtulabi0.04
तुराषturasa0.04
Turab in the Georgian language
ტურაბturab75.68
თურაბturab24.32
Turab in the Russian language
Турабturab-
Turab in the Arabic language
ترابtrab-

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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 Turab
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