Turwana Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Turwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1361:398,36535,171

Turwana (25) may also be a first name.

Turwana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turwana is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Turwana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Turwana is the 1,527,735th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Turwana live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 25 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 398,365. In South Africa Turwana is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent are found, Gauteng, where 11 percent are found and Western Cape, where 10 percent are found.

Turwana Last Name Statistics demography

Turwana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51% less than the national average, earning R 116,436 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thurwana936/
Tirwana8671/
Turbana8623/
Torwana864/
Turwani861/
Turwane861/
Turwatno8013/
Turrwani805/
Torwanna801/
Thurwane801/
Turwango801/
Tourwaneu751/
Turbano71254/
Turuani71131/
Turvani7155/
Toruana7145/
Torwane7126/
Turbane719/
Turbany718/
Turwono716/
Teurbane67344/
Turbayne67168/
Turbaneh6712/
Tourbane6710/
Thorwani672/
Turwoner672/
Turwoń6225/
Turbono5712/
Torvano574/
Turueno572/
Turbone571/
Torwoni571/
Toruano570/
Torvaney537/
Thurbone531/

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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 Turwana
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis