Turow Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Turow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3991:192,43715,703
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Brazil841:2,548,50477,255
Canada511:722,46357,796
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Guam11:160,1214,893
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Turów (43) are calculated separately.

Turow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turow is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Turów. For other possible spellings of Turow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 472,684th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,278,626 people. Turow occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Turow are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 399 people, or 1 in 192,437. In Iran it is most frequent in: Mazandaran Province, where 33 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 15 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent are found. Besides Iran this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 12 percent are found.

Turow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Turow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Turow surname increased 2,343 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Turow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Turow last name are 41.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Turow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 45.21% more than the national average, earning 502,552 kr per year; in United States they earn 37.65% more than the national average, earning $59,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.8% more than the national average, earning $68,461 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turów9343/
Thurow914,079/
Tutrow9196/
Turrow9127/
Turows9113/
Tuhrow918/
Tuttrow8330/
Thurrow831/
Thourow831/
Turov805,345/
Torow8033/
Turob8031/
Turof8013/
Tirow803/
Turuw802/
Turaw801/
Tyrow801/
Turova735,307/
Turoff73379/
Taurob7394/
Taurov7376/
Torowa7354/
Tourob7348/
Turovs7317/
Turgov739/
Thurov739/
Turoev738/
Turzov736/
Tourof734/
Thuraw733/
Turawe732/
Thurów732/
Tirrow731/
Tuerof731/
Torzow731/
Thuruw730/
Tauraw730/
Turhof730/
Taurova6745/
Thuroff6718/
Thurova6715/
Thourob679/
Tourova677/
Touroff677/
Taurawe675/
Turgova674/
Turzhov674/
Tourrob672/
Tauroph671/
Turroff671/
Tierrow670/

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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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  • 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 Turow
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