Turawa Surname
Approximately 648 people bear this surname
Turawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 617 | 1:287,103 | 16,148 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Turawa (145) may also be a first name.
Turawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Turawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Turawa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Turawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Turawa is the 506,165th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Turawa are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 766,399th most common forename at a global level, held by 145 people.
The last name Turawa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 617 people, or 1 in 287,103. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kebbi, where 21 percent live, Sokoto, where 12 percent live and Gombe, where 12 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tourawa | 92 | 68 | / |
| Taurawa | 92 | 29 | / |
| Turawas | 92 | 3 | / |
| Turaewa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thurawai | 86 | 48 | / |
| Taurawat | 86 | 5 | / |
| Tourawat | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tourrawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Turava | 83 | 497 | / |
| Turaba | 83 | 117 | / |
| Tirawa | 83 | 90 | / |
| Turawi | 83 | 16 | / |
| Torawa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Turawe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Turewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Turaeva | 77 | 19,271 | / |
| Toraiwa | 77 | 443 | / |
| Toorawa | 77 | 154 | / |
| Turabay | 77 | 109 | / |
| Turabai | 77 | 63 | / |
| Turavai | 77 | 30 | / |
| Torzawa | 77 | 19 | / |
| Taurawe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Turavat | 77 | 3 | / |
| Touraba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Taurewa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Turavad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Turaabi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Turaaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tourava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taurava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tuirewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Turaiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Turovaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Turabhai | 71 | 190 | / |
| Turovaya | 71 | 31 | / |
| Tourouwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tuirawee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Turhaeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Touraeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Turova | 67 | 5,307 | / |
| Turabi | 67 | 1,394 | / |
| Tirava | 67 | 470 | / |
| Tureva | 67 | 286 | / |
| Turabe | 67 | 102 | / |
| Torowa | 67 | 54 | / |
| Torawe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Turavi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Turave | 67 | 21 | / |
| Torawi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tirewa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Turabo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Turoba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Thauravat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tirowa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Turawa
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