Turahi Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Turahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda891:438,64426,475
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Turahi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Turahi (Hindi: तुराही) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turahi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,817,111th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Turahi reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 438,644. In Uganda Turahi is most prevalent in: Bushenyi District, where 26 percent are found, Isingiro District, where 20 percent are found and Buhweju District, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Turahi exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent are found and Nepal, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tourahi926/
Turaahi921/
Turahe8386/
Turaayi775/
Turaiyi774/
Tureaij771/
Turaahe771/
Tauraui771/
Thirahi771/
Turae738/
Tureay67370/
Turehe6725/
Tiraei6711/
Toroai676/
Turuie675/
Turaee673/
Tirohi672/
Turaer672/
Tureae671/
Taurae671/
Thurae671/
Turaae671/
Torahe671/

Turahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turahi in the Hindi language
तुराहीturahi-

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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 Turahi
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