Turaf Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Turaf Surname User-submission:

The Turaf surname is of Dravidian origin, meaning 'brave' or 'noble'.

Turaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Turaf (256) may also be a first name.

Turaf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Turaf surname is of Dravidian origin, meaning 'brave' or 'noble'.

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Turaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Turaf (Hindi: तुराफ, Marathi: तुराफ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Turaf occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Turaf reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 556,659th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 256 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 50 percent are found, Bihar, where 38 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 13 percent are found. Aside from India this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turaif91352/
Touraf9120/
Tauraf911/
Turaff910/
Touraif83174/
Thurauf8318/
Turrauf834/
Toutraf832/
Hturaif831/
Tourafe831/
Turraff830/
Turab805,577/
Toraf8039/
Turof8013/
Turav8013/
Tiraf805/
Turaw801/
Thuerauf7756/
Turova735,307/
Tourab731,002/
Turaab73445/
Turoff73379/
Tirraf73171/
Turrab7330/
Turaph7315/
Toraif7312/
Turaiv739/
Taurab736/
Tourof734/
Torraf734/
Turayv733/
Thuraw733/
Taurav731/
Thurav731/
Tuerof731/
Turaib731/
Turabh731/
Tourav731/
Turhof730/
Tauraw730/
Thürauf67227/
Taurova6745/
Thuroff6718/
Thurova6715/
Tourrab679/
Tourova677/
Touroff677/
Turgova674/
Taurauv671/
Tauraph671/
Turroff671/
Tierauf670/
Thureuf670/

Turaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turaf in the Hindi language
तुराफturapha83.33
तुरफturapha16.67
Turaf in the Marathi language
तुराफturapha80.28
तुरफturapha16.9
तुराबturaba1.41

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