El Turky Surname

39,478th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Tunisia

El Turky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Turky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen8,9831:2,942449
Syria1,8591:10,382926
Kuwait7421:5,122702
Lebanon5561:10,1391,524
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Tunisia3101:1,970220
United Arab Emirates1401:65,4456,155
Jordan1051:84,2146,533
Palestine221:206,7669,351
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Oman91:409,7755,604
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

El Turky Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Turky has its highest incidence in Yemen. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name El Turky? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 39,478th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 548,018 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of El Turky live; 94 percent live in West Asia and 74 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname El Turky is most widespread in Yemen, where it is borne by 8,983 people, or 1 in 2,942. In Yemen El Turky is most common in: Al Mahwit Governorate, where 26 percent reside, Al Bayda Governorate, where 11 percent reside and Hajjah Governorate, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Yemen it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 14 percent reside and Kuwait, where 6 percent reside.

El Turky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Sunni (76%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Tourky94431/
El Turkey94125/
El Tourkey894/
El Torky881,052/
El-Turky88346/
El Turki88343/
El Turke884/
El-Turkey82458/
El Torkey82215/
El-Tourky82158/
El Tourki823/
El-Tourkey789/
El-Torky75707/
El Torki75155/
El-Turki75126/
El Torke754/
El-Tourki713/
El-Torkey711/

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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 El Turky
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