Turuba Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Turuba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Turuba (19) may also be a first name.

Turuba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turuba (Russian: Туруба) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Turuba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,312,869th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 35 percent of Turuba reside; 32 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 32 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 19 people.

The last name Turuba is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Milne Bay, where 68 percent reside, East New Britain, where 23 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 5 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turubat926/
Thuruba921/
Turusbay862/
Turubaha861/
Turusbai861/
Turubaya861/
Turuva83419/
Tiruba83304/
Turiba83100/
Toruba8368/
Turuwa8333/
Turubi8328/
Turube8315/
Turoba837/
Turubo836/
Touroubai801/
Turibay7719/
Turuwai778/
Tauroba774/
Tirubai774/
Turumpa773/
Thurubi772/
Turuvat772/
Thuruwa771/
Turubio771/
Thuruva771/
Torubay771/
Turibai771/
Turuhwa771/
Torouba771/
Touriba771/
Turriba771/
Tierouba7113/
Turubich716/
Tourouwa712/
Torrauba711/
Touroube711/
Tauribau711/
Toroba671,544/
Tiriba67215/
Turibo6733/
Torubo678/
Turobi675/
Toruwa674/
Turuve674/
Touroubou671/
Torube671/
Turuwo671/
Turuvi671/

Turuba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turuba in the Russian language
Турубаturuba-

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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 Turuba
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