Turbe Surname

304,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Turbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3341:530,36826,081
France3191:208,22232,359
Turkey2121:367,08222,844
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Saint Barthelemy841:11418
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
United States Virgin Islands491:2,253395
India131:59,005,029552,550
England61:9,286,343223,652
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Turbé (78), Türbe (1) & Turbè (1) are calculated separately.

Turbe (199) may also be a first name.

Turbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turbe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant: Turbé, Türbe or Turbè. For other possible spellings of Turbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 304,156th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,848,753 people. Turbe is mostly found in The Americas, where 29 percent of Turbe are found; 27 percent are found in West Africa and 27 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 642,605th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 199 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 334 people, or 1 in 530,368. In Nigeria it is most common in: Zamfara, where 50 percent live, Sokoto, where 45 percent live and Plateau, where 4 percent live. Barring Nigeria Turbe is found in 14 countries. It is also found in France, where 26 percent live and Turkey, where 17 percent live.

Turbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Turbe surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Turbe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.53% more than the national average, earning $53,303 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turbé9378/
Türbe931/
Turbè931/
Turbes91343/
Turbet91287/
Turber91118/
Turbhe9189/
Tourbe9184/
Turbez9152/
Turbee9145/
Turbie9122/
Turbey9110/
Turbea918/
Teurbe914/
Turbett83650/
Tourbez83636/
Tourbet83125/
Thurbee8329/
Turbeis838/
Turbieh837/
Turbesh835/
Tourbes832/
Tourbey832/
Tourbie831/
Thurbey831/
Turbeha831/
Turbi809,464/
Turba802,695/
Turby80123/
Torbe8091/
Turve8053/
Turbí8031/
Tirbe801/
Turvey736,352/
Tourba732,324/
Turbay731,002/
Torbee73590/
Turbić73402/
Torbey73341/
Turver73274/
Turbai73258/
Tourby73239/
Turbis73225/
Tourbi73191/
Thurby73151/
Turbui7376/
Turves7327/
Turbit7326/
Tourwe7325/
Turbid7317/
Turbaj7315/
Turboi739/
Turbio737/
Turwer735/
Turuie735/
Turbiz733/
Turuey732/
Turboy732/
Tierbe732/
Thurve732/
Taurba731/
Turuer731/
Tuerby731/
Tourve731/
Turwey731/
Turvet731/
Tourue731/
Turbhi731/
Turuet730/
Turbitt67831/
Tourbih67136/
Știrbei6731/
Torbeih6727/
Turbish6721/
Torbeeh6716/
Turbich677/
Turbisz674/
Turbicz674/
Turbych673/
Tor'bey672/
Taurbai671/
Thurbai671/
Turenpi671/
Turrbai671/
Tourbai671/
Tourbio671/
Touhrba671/
Thorbey670/

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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 Turbe
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