Turah Surname
Approximately 7,031 people bear this surname
Turah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 5,221 | 1:5,455 | 484 |
| Indonesia | 1,391 | 1:95,075 | 9,897 |
| Israel | 156 | 1:54,857 | 7,107 |
| Philippines | 99 | 1:1,022,608 | 86,972 |
| India | 76 | 1:10,092,966 | 194,472 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Turah (12,918) may also be a first name.
Turah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Turah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Turah (Hindi: तुराह, Oriya: ତୁରାଃ) occurs in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Turah? popularity and diffusion
Turah is the 70,322nd most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,036,488 people. Turah is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Turah live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 51,525th most prevalent given name globally, held by 12,918 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nepal, where it is held by 5,221 people, or 1 in 5,455. In Nepal it is mostly found in: Narayani, where 94 percent are found, Janakpur, where 2 percent are found and Sagarmatha, where 2 percent are found. Besides Nepal Turah occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Turah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Turah in the Hindi language | ||
| तुराह | turaha | - |
| Turah in the Oriya language | ||
| ତୁରାଃ | turah | - |
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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 Turah
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