Turmet Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Turmet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turmet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya601:769,66531,365
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
France221:3,019,215204,848
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Turmet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Turmet has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turmet? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,620,164th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Turmet reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Turmet is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 769,665. In Kenya Turmet is primarily found in: Baringo County, where 95 percent live, Migori County, where 2 percent live and Nairobi County, where 2 percent live. Excluding Kenya Turmet exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and France, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turme91239/
Tourmetz869/
Turmes83322/
Tormet83302/
Turmer8367/
Tourme8321/
Tirmet8313/
Turmei833/
Turmed831/
Turmey830/
Turmetova801/
Thurmes77319/
Tourmez7747/
Tormett7710/
Tormeth773/
Turmess771/
Turmmer771/
Tourmer771/
Tourmie771/
Taurmer771/
Tuurmer771/
Tourmey770/
Torme73266/
Turma73203/
Turmi73147/
Turmy7313/
Türme732/
Theurmer711/
Tormey674,087/
Turmis67134/
Turmyi6774/
Tourmi6761/
Turmys6750/
Turmiy6734/
Thorme6723/
Tormeh679/
Tourma679/
Tuurma678/
Turmay675/
Tormee673/
Turmiz672/
Tormie671/
Turmui671/
Torrme671/
Turmgi671/
Turmoy671/
Tormme670/
Thurmy670/

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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 Turmet
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