Turuya Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Turuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2141:247,39119,981
Kenya1141:405,08722,588
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Turuya (13) may also be a first name.

Turuya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turuya is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Turuya.

How Common Is The Last Name Turuya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Turuya is the 832,284th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Turuya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Turuya is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 13 people.

The surname Turuya is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 247,391. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mara Region, where 57 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 43 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 34 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Turuya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turuyad921/
Turuy911,245/
Turiya835,265/
Turaya83207/
Tiruya8366/
Tauruy8351/
Turuye8350/
Tureya8315/
Turoya835/
Turuja832/
Toruya831/
Thuraya77916/
Turiyah77615/
Touriya77139/
Turayad7785/
Tuuriya7734/
Turoyah7721/
Thuriya7715/
Turayah7712/
Touraya7712/
Thureya777/
Tuiraya775/
Tiruoya774/
Tauriya773/
Toureya772/
Turijya771/
Thoruya771/
Turuyie771/
Turraya771/
Turay73178,818/
Turai733,077/
Turye731,301/
Turea73968/
Turaj73767/
Turau73259/
Turey73185/
Turui73127/
Turoa7389/
Turaa7333/
Turae738/
Turoy738/
Turou737/
Turuj734/
Toruy731/
Tureu731/
Tiruy731/
Tuhriyah7141/
Thouraya7133/
Tauriyah7114/
Htouraya714/
Thouriya713/
Turayova713/
Thauriya711/
Tourayat711/
Touray6761,864/
Tiruye6727,530/
Tiriya6713,384/
Turgay678,002/
Thurau672,730/
Toraya672,316/
Tourey672,009/
Thurai671,589/
Turiye671,450/
Turayi671,281/
Taurai67720/
Toriya67631/
Toroya67618/
Turaja67615/
Turzai67559/
Tourou67419/
Turija67399/
Tauraa67380/
Turrey67263/
Tourai67234/
Turaji67230/
Tuiray67214/
Tureha67212/
Tiraya67209/
Tauroa67204/
Touraj67201/
Turzay67163/
Turiyo67162/
Turajo67119/
Tauraj67108/
Turayo6774/
Turray6755/
Turrou6755/
Tureye6752/
Tutrai6745/
Toreya6741/
Tureja6739/
Taurou6739/
Toryia6736/
Taurau6732/
Turrau6732/
Tureia6731/
Turaju6724/
Thurey6722/
Thurea6714/
Tourau6714/
Turaud6713/
Turayu6712/
Taurui6711/
Turaai679/
Teureu679/
Turgai678/
Thuray678/
Turhaa677/
Turais677/
Turoey676/
Turaie676/
Turuis676/
Turaye676/
Tuurai675/
Turuie675/
Turaiy674/
Turgey674/
Tourea674/
Tureyu674/
Turyie674/
Turead673/
Turaih673/
Turrai673/
Taurea672/
Turoja672/
Turous672/
Turaia672/
Turaje672/
Tuirai672/
Toureu672/
Tiroya672/
Tuurey672/
Turaiz672/
Turawe672/
Tureus672/
Turgau672/
Turuip671/
Torruy671/
Turiey671/
Tuiraj671/
Thurae671/
Tourue671/
Toruye671/
Turaii671/
Turait671/
Tuğray671/
Turoye671/
Teurai671/
Tourye671/
Touraa671/
Tourayass671/
Taurae671/
Tuerau671/
Turayt671/
Turahu671/
Tureae671/
Turğay671/
Turhey670/
Tueray670/
Tureat670/

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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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  • 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 Turuya
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