Turu Surname

108,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Turu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,1461:115,40111,723
Nigeria8981:197,26411,843
Papua New Guinea3311:24,6342,717
India2941:2,609,06682,085
Spain2461:190,04913,226
Serbia1881:38,0053,924
Estonia1341:9,8641,384
Ukraine1261:361,29144,578
Romania1131:177,68018,230
Hungary1041:94,3879,245
Tanzania1031:513,99633,942
Finland811:67,8617,618
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Solomon Islands481:12,0842,184
Uganda421:929,50741,540
England321:1,741,18971,393
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Chile221:800,74917,445
Belgium181:638,70256,744
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
China51:273,464,31313,838
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
France21:33,211,361423,184
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

The alternate forms: Turú (133), Túru (1), Türü (130) & Túrú (48) are calculated separately.

Turu (2,763) may also be a first name.

Turu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Turu (Bengali: তুরু, Georgian: ტურუ, Hindi: टुरु, Marathi: तुरु, Oriya: ଟୁରୁ, Russian: Туру, Tibetan: ཏུ་རུ་) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Turú, Túru, Türü or Túrú. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Turu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 108,017th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,689,670 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 34 percent of Turu live; 26 percent live in Southeast Asia and 26 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 138,968th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 2,763 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,146 people, or 1 in 115,401. In Indonesia Turu is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 42 percent live, South Sulawesi, where 41 percent live and Southeast Sulawesi, where 6 percent live. Other than Indonesia it occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Turu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (93%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

Turu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.77% less than the national average, earning R 138,372 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turú92133/
Túru921/
Turus891,862/
Turuy891,245/
Turut891,073/
Tauru891,021/
Turuç89329/
Turup89293/
Turau89259/
Teuru89216/
Thuru89208/
Turgu89192/
Touru89190/
Turui89127/
Turru8967/
Tuğru8965/
Tturu8943/
Turud8928/
Tuuru8922/
Turou897/
Turuh895/
Tuhru895/
Turuj894/
Turuš893/
Turuz892/
Turuu892/
Tureu891/
Turuș891/
Turzu891/
Türü83130/
Túrú8348/
Thurau802,730/
Taurus80786/
Tourou80419/
Turush80107/
Tahuru8066/
Turrou8055/
Tauruy8051/
Taurou8039/
Taurau8032/
Turrau8032/
Thauru8029/
Turuph8019/
Turhus8018/
Tourau8014/
Turaud8013/
Taurui8011/
Tutrut8010/
Teureu809/
Tauruh808/
Thurru806/
Turuis806/
Tohuru803/
Taurut802/
Turous802/
Turğut802/
Toureu802/
Tourru802/
Tureus802/
Turgau802/
Turuip801/
Tutrus801/
Tthuru801/
Teurup801/
Tourus801/
Turrus801/
Taurup801/
Tuerau801/
Turuue801/
Turahu801/
Thurut801/
Tourgu800/
Tiru7534,743/
Toru755,550/
Turó75210/
Tourout73213/
Touraud73100/
Tuttrup7375/
Tourrou7375/
Thaurus7323/
Touroux7319/
Touraut7315/
Tourgou7310/
Toureuh734/
Toutrou734/
Tourous733/
Tauraus732/
Ththuru731/
Thtturu731/
Theurut731/
Teureux731/
Turraud731/
Tourzou731/
Touroup731/
Tourouz731/
Taureux731/
Toutrup730/
Thiru674,272/
Turoň67619/
Turzó67510/
Torru67265/
Toğru67182/
Thouraud67110/
Tooru67109/
Tourault6765/
Turró6747/
Touroult6745/
Tirru6744/
Thurault6732/
Tieru6727/
Toruj6724/
Thourout6712/
Turoo6710/
Tourraud675/
Știru674/
Tirui673/
Theuraud673/
Tutrault672/
Thauraux671/
Tiruu671/
Toruu671/
Toeru671/
Toruy671/
Turão671/
Túrui671/
Turús671/
Thauraud671/
Toruh671/
Tourouch671/
Tourraux671/
Tiruh671/
Thoutrup671/
Tiruy671/
Toutruss670/
Theureux670/

Turu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turu in the Georgian language
ტურუturu-
Turu in the Tibetan language
ཏུ་རུ་turu-
Turu in the Marathi language
तुरुturu80
टुरुturu10
तुरूturu10
Turu in the Oriya language
ଟୁରୁturu62.79
ତୁରୁturu26.16
ଟୂରୁturu6.98
ଟୂରୂturu1.16
ଟୁରୂturu1.16
ତୁଡୁtudu1.16
ତରୁtaru0.58
Turu in the Bengali language
তুরুturu50
টুরুturu50
Turu in the Hindi language
टुरुturu50
तुरूturu20
टुरूturu20
टूरूturu10
Turu in the Russian language
Туруturu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Turu
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