Turnam Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Turnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Turnam (31) may also be a first name.

Turnam Last Name Facts

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

Turnam is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Turnam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turnam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Turnam reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Turnam is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 31 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Turnam is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 50 percent are found and Michigan, where 50 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent are found and Pakistan, where 20 percent are found.

Turnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Turnam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Turnam surname fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turnham921,309/
Thurnam928/
Thurnham86114/
Thurnaim861/
Turnhamm861/
Tirnam83197/
Turnan8334/
Tornam834/
Turnom831/
Tournan77193/
Thornam7757/
Tornham778/
Thurnan774/
Tornaim774/
Thirnam773/
Tiernam772/
Turnand771/
Turnant770/
Turnnan770/
Turnhan770/
Taurnan770/
Tournant71637/
Turnheim71106/
Tournand71102/
Tuirngan711/
Thurngan711/
Tournain711/
Thurrnan711/
Thurnnan711/
Turgnand710/
Tornan6737/
Turnon672/
Teurnaung672/

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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 Turnam
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