Turfa Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Hungary

Turfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
Hungary61:1,636,04661,223
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Turfa (315) may also be a first name.

Turfa Last Name Facts

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

Turfa (Hindi: तुरफा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Turfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Turfa is the 1,478,479th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Turfa live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 494,917th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 315 people.

The surname Turfa is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 2,393,821. In Nigeria Turfa is most numerous in: Plateau, where 93 percent are found, Lagos, where 3 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Turkey, where 15 percent are found.

Turfa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Turfa are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Turfa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.67% more than the national average, earning $54,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turfat9115/
Tourfa9114/
Turfah9114/
Turfai912/
Thurfah8320/
Turfait8311/
Turfaud831/
Torfa80609/
Turfi80210/
Turfe80142/
Tirfa8023/
Turfo802/
Turfault772/
Tirfea734/
Turfey733/
Turfes731/
Turfoy731/
Turfos730/
Tourfe730/
Turfie730/
Turfitt6756/
Tierfaa671/
Torfe60135/
Torfi6098/
Torfo6013/
Torfy604/
Tirfo601/
Tourhfist571/
Thorfi5520/
Torfou555/
Tirfey554/
Torfee554/
Thorfe551/
Turphy550/
Thorffe502/
Torffee501/
Turrphy500/
Torphay500/

Turfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turfa in the Hindi language
तुरफाturapha-

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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 Turfa
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