Turriff Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Turriff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turriff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2701:136,46514,092
United States2351:1,542,378104,414
Scotland1311:40,8693,816
Australia471:574,37741,856
England301:1,857,26974,552
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland751:49,9103,440
England61:4,062,562101,150

Turriff Last Name Facts

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

Turriff is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Turriff.

How Common Is The Last Name Turriff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Turriff is the 466,165th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,093,554 people. Turriff is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Turriff live; 70 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Turriff is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 136,465. In Canada Turriff is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 48 percent reside, Quebec, where 22 percent reside and British Columbia, where 13 percent reside. Not including Canada Turriff exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Scotland, where 18 percent reside.

Turriff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Turriff has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Turriff surname grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Turriff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Turriff last name are 36.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Turriff earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.61% more than the national average, earning $44,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.59% less than the national average, earning $49,389 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turrieff931/
Turrif924/
Turiff923/
Turreff869/
Torriff861/
Turrifs861/
Teuriff860/
Turif8371/
Turaif77352/
Tureff7748/
Taurif7718/
Touraif71174/
Hturaif711/
Tausrif711/
Toeriff711/
Turef671,437/
Turib6726/
Turiv6721/
Torif6715/
Turiw677/
Turyf671/

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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 Turriff
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