Turuma Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Turuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Turuma (31) may also be a first name.
Turuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Turuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Turuma (Oriya: ତୁରୁମା) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Turuma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,775,494th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Turuma is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Turuma are found; 47 percent are found in East Africa and 42 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Turuma is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 31 people.
The surname Turuma is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 796,720. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Arua District, where 86 percent are found, Bundibugyo District, where 2 percent are found and Kampala District, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turumau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tureuma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Turumai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Turumaya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tourouma | 86 | 2 | / |
| Turusmaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tiruma | 83 | 118 | / |
| Turumi | 83 | 78 | / |
| Turoma | 83 | 56 | / |
| Toruma | 83 | 19 | / |
| Turima | 83 | 14 | / |
| Turume | 83 | 2 | / |
| Turumo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tuirima | 77 | 162 | / |
| Taurima | 77 | 160 | / |
| Turimah | 77 | 33 | / |
| Thiruma | 77 | 23 | / |
| Thurumi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Turumet | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tirumai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tiruema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teurima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Torhuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Turumei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Turhume | 77 | 0 | / |
| Touroumi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thirumaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thirumai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tauromaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tirima | 67 | 146 | / |
| Toroma | 67 | 102 | / |
| Torumo | 67 | 75 | / |
| Turimo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Torume | 67 | 18 | / |
| Torumi | 67 | 4 | / |
Turuma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Turuma in the Oriya language | ||
| ତୁରୁମା | turuma | - |
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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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- 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 Turuma
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