Turvile Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Turvile Surname Definition:

The Itineraire de la Normandie shows ten places called Tourville, but from which of these at, or soon after, the Conquest, the family came, does not appear. Early under the Norman rule the name is conspicuous among the landholders of Warwick and Leicestershire.

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Turvile Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Turvile Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Itineraire de la Normandie shows ten places called Tourville, but from which of these at, or soon after, the Conquest, the family came, does not appear. Early under the Norman rule the name is conspicuous among the landholders of Warwick and Leicestershire. Ralph Turvile was a benefactor to the abbey of Leicester in 1297. Their principal seat was Normanton Turvile, co. Leicester, where the elder line became extinct in 1776. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A Norman name: Tourville; a local name

— British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber
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Turvile Last Name Facts

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

The surname Turvile (Marathi: तुरिवले) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turvile? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Turvile live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Turvile is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turville93927/
Tourvile932/
Turvil9250/
Tourville883,055/
Turvaille881/
Turvill86405/
Turvale862/
Tourvil861/
Thurvil861/
Turvild860/
Turviel860/
Tourvielle824/
Tourveille821/
Turuille804/
Turbiles803/
Turveles801/
Tourvill801/
Turwiler801/
Turvel770/
Turbila7149/
Turwila7116/
Turvell7111/
Turvela718/
Thierville711/
Tirvelea6758/
Tirvulea6738/
Turbeles674/
Tourbele671/
Torvilla671/
Thorvill670/
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Turvile Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turvile in the Marathi language
तुरिवलेturivale-

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