Turner Forename

91,771st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,386 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nauru

Turner Forename Definition:

A Old English name, meaning: A gymnast: a mechanic operatĀ­ing a lathe.

Turner Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
96%
 
4,7251:76,7273,735
Australia-2511:54,4132,494
Nigeria
85%
 
821:2,165,41942,403
Canada
100%
561:591,66714,603
Indonesia-441:5,862,811220,905
England
92%
 
411:1,356,16920,079
Zimbabwe
100%
271:571,25224,615
China-131:105,081,21464,899
Philippines
100%
131:8,154,575122,416
South Africa
88%
 
121:4,544,38799,592
Malaysia
67%
 
101:3,044,99479,253
Liberia
75%
 
101:441,20612,452
Papua New Guinea
100%
101:815,23157,976
Zambia-61:2,642,46623,928
Turkey
 
80%
51:15,560,34240,635
Saint Lucia
100%
41:44,4543,465
Thailand
100%
41:17,516,453200,944
Peru
67%
 
41:7,947,86448,688
Taiwan
100%
31:7,923,22799,341
Brazil
100%
31:71,412,051442,691
Afghanistan
67%
 
31:10,874,50540,253
Israel
 
67%
31:2,800,97324,529
Scotland
100%
31:1,783,45514,297
Hong Kong-31:2,584,24211,307
Puerto Rico-31:1,183,4345,646
Finland
50%
 
31:1,827,72814,078
Uganda
67%
 
31:13,652,30774,436
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Mexico
100%
21:62,072,21496,650
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Austria
100%
21:4,257,10013,469
Cayman Islands-21:30,6501,815
Italy
80%
 
21:30,531,04557,596
India
100%
21:607,438,9864,324,298
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Switzerland
100%
11:8,213,49636,387
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
DR Congo-11:73,827,605146,761
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Malawi
100%
11:17,112,31024,110
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Germany
60%
 
11:96,677,87695,912
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014

Turner (673,277) may also be a surname.

Turner Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Old English name, meaning: A gymnast: a mechanic operatĀ­ing a lathe.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Turner Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thurner9213/
Turnier928/
Tourner926/
Dturner923/
Turgner921/
Hturner921/
Turnner921/
Turnere921/
Turneer921/
Tturner921/
Turne9143/
Tournier865/
Thurnier862/
Hhturner861/
D'Turner861/
Turney83122/
Tourne8363/
Turnie8313/
Turnes839/
Turnir834/
Torner833/
Turnet833/
Thurne832/
Turnea832/
Turnyr831/
Turnee831/
Turnej831/
Turnge831/
Taurne831/
Tuirne831/
Turned831/
Turnerová801/
Thurnherr801/
Thurnheer801/
Turenne77121/
Tourney777/
Turnesh775/
Turnett774/
Tournez773/
Turneth771/
Turanar771/
Turnoir771/
Turnire771/
Tournet771/
Turnnie771/
Tournes771/
Tourgne771/
Tierner771/
Thourne771/
Thurneh771/
Thurney771/
Thurnie771/
Turni733,493/
Turna733,362/
Torne7393/
Turny739/
Thurenne712/
Torenner712/
Tourneth711/
Tourniey711/
Tturness711/
Tourneas711/
Thournir711/
Tourna6789/
Turnip6760/
Torney6741/
Tornie6735/
Turnyi6730/
Tornea6725/
Tourni6723/
Turnna6719/
Turnih6712/
Turnay679/
Turnis678/
Taurna674/
Taurienne674/
Tornee673/
Tornne673/
Taurni673/
Tiirnr672/
Tornei672/
Tourné672/
Tourny672/
Durnar671/
Thurienne671/
Thurni671/
Tornyr671/
Toorne671/
Turnai671/
Turnaj671/
Turngi671/
Turnid671/
Turnny671/
Turnoy671/
Turhna671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Turner