Turfi Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Turfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq941:372,5716,843
Lebanon651:86,7245,577
Iran351:2,193,78675,524
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Turfi (12) may also be a first name.

Turfi Last Name Facts

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

Turfi occurs more in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Turfi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Turfi is the 1,144,405th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Turfi live; 79 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Levant. Turfi is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most common in Iraq, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 372,571. Apart from Iraq it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 31 percent reside and Iran, where 17 percent reside.

Turfi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Sunni (93%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turfai912/
Turfie910/
Turfitt8356/
Turfait8311/
Turfa80143/
Turfe80142/
Torfi8098/
Tirfi8011/
Tirfie732,096/
Thorfi7320/
Tourfa7314/
Turfey733/
Turfoy731/
Turfes731/
Tourfe730/
Tourhfist711/
Tirfe6014,870/
Torfa60609/
Torfe60135/
Torfy604/
Tirfey554/
Tirfea554/
Torfee554/
Tirphi551/
Thorfe551/
Turphy550/
Thorffe502/
Torffee501/
Turrphy500/

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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 Turfi
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