Turao Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Turao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3421:296,01842,184
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Turao (14) may also be a first name.

Turao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Turao is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Turao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Turao is the 798,040th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Turao are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 14 people.

The surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 342 people, or 1 in 296,018. In The Philippines Turao is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 36 percent live, Ilocos, where 24 percent live and Calabarzon, where 11 percent live. Barring The Philippines this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tourao91116/
Turaho9153/
Turrao9124/
Taurao914/
Turaop911/
Touraou8338/
Thuraop834/
Tirao802,276/
Torao80131/
Turoa8089/
Turahayo772/
Tourahou771/
Torrao73962/
Tauroa73204/
Tierao7319/
Toerao736/
Turoah734/
Toreao733/
Turoho732/
Turoaz731/
Toraou731/
Toraňo731/
Tiraho731/
Tiraeo731/
Touraousz711/
Torreao67351/
Touroua6730/
Turaiya6712/
Taurooa675/
Torahou674/
Turahha673/
Turayya672/
Tourouo671/
Thiraou671/
Turroah670/

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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 Turao
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