Turunga Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Turunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Turunga (18) may also be a first name.

Turunga Last Name Facts

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

Turunga (Marathi: तुरुंगा, Oriya: ତୁରୁ) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Turunga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turunga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Turunga is the 4,908,606th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Turunga are found; 44 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Turunga is also the 2,608,198th most frequent forename in the world, held by 18 people.

The surname Turunga is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Turunga is primarily found in: East New Britain, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Turunga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turunga in the Marathi language
तुरुंगाturunga-
Turunga in the Oriya language
ତୁରୁturu66.67
ତୁରୁାturua33.33

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