Turtoe Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Scotland

Turtoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turtoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Turtoe Last Name Facts

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

Turtoe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Turtoe.

How Common Is The Last Name Turtoe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Turtoe is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Turtoe reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 80 percent live and Edo, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Turtoe exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Scotland, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turtoi831,294/
Turtea835/
Tortoe835/
Turtou831/
Turtee831/
Turtoy830/
Tourtoy7743/
Tuirtou779/
Tourtou775/
Turteya772/
Tourtey771/
Tourtee771/
Turtu73347/
Turtù734/
Turtú731/
Tourtois71437/
Tourtout711/
Tortey6736/
Tortae6734/
Turtay6732/
Tortei6717/
Turtui6714/
Tortoy672/
Turtai672/
Tortou671/
Tortoa671/

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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 Turtoe
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