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 is found most in Zimbabwe. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Turuwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Turuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Turuwa is the 3,432,070th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. Turuwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Turuwa live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 571,787. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 59 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 37 percent are found and Harare Province, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.
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
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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 Turuwa
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