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 surname Turah (Hindi: तुराह, Oriya: ତୁରାଃ) is found most frequently in Nepal. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Turah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 70,322nd most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,036,488 people. Turah occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Turah are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Turah is also the 51,525th most widespread forename internationally, held by 12,918 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nepal, where it is held by 5,221 people, or 1 in 5,455. In Nepal it is mostly concentrated in: Narayani, where 94 percent live, Janakpur, where 2 percent live and Sagarmatha, where 2 percent live. Not including Nepal this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Israel, where 2 percent live.
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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