Turuwa Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Turuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Turuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Turuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Turuwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Turuwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Turuwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,432,070th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Turuwa is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Turuwa live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Turuwa is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 571,787. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 59 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 37 percent reside and Harare Province, where 4 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turuwai | 92 | 8 | / |
| Turuhwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thuruwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tourouwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tiruwa | 83 | 479 | / |
| Turuva | 83 | 419 | / |
| Turuba | 83 | 68 | / |
| Toruwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Turuwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Turuwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thuruwe | 77 | 183 | / |
| Turueva | 77 | 150 | / |
| Torzuwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Turuvat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thoruwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thuruba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tirruwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tiruhwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Torouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thuruva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tiruwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Turubaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tiruuhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tiruva | 67 | 145 | / |
| Tiriwa | 67 | 73 | / |
| Turubi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Turube | 67 | 15 | / |
| Toruwo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Toruwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Turiva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Turubo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Turuve | 67 | 4 | / |
| Touroubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Turuvi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Turuwa
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