Türk Surname
Approximately 104,667 people bear this surname
Türk Surname User-submission:
The surname Türk means 'Turkish'.
Türk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 95,645 | 1:814 | 103 |
| Germany | 6,042 | 1:13,324 | 1,722 |
| Austria | 1,337 | 1:6,369 | 767 |
| Hungary | 671 | 1:14,629 | 1,656 |
| Estonia | 307 | 1:4,306 | 394 |
| Northern Cyprus | 234 | 1:1,363 | 129 |
| Slovakia | 86 | 1:62,052 | 11,997 |
| Switzerland | 82 | 1:100,158 | 10,705 |
| Sweden | 53 | 1:185,788 | 12,836 |
| Czechia | 39 | 1:272,653 | 35,847 |
| Denmark | 34 | 1:166,021 | 14,242 |
| Poland | 31 | 1:1,226,089 | 78,991 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Slovenia | 26 | 1:95,680 | 11,418 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Turk (50,534) & Tűrk (27) are calculated separately.
Türk (149) may also be a first name.
Türk Surname Meaning
Türk Demographics
Average Male Türk Height
176.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Türk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Türk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Türk occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Turk or Tűrk. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Türk? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,413th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 69,626 people. The last name Türk occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Türk live; 80 percent live in West Asia and 80 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 754,880th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 149 people.
It is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 95,645 people, or 1 in 814. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found and Denizli Province, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Turkey this surname exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 6 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turk | 92 | 50,534 | / |
| Tűrk | 92 | 27 | / |
| Türck | 89 | 239 | / |
| Thürk | 89 | 228 | / |
| Türks | 89 | 87 | / |
| Türkş | 89 | 1 | / |
| Thürke | 80 | 96 | / |
| Thürck | 80 | 43 | / |
| Türcke | 80 | 42 | / |
| Türcks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tirk | 75 | 435 | / |
| Türg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Türksch | 73 | 34 | / |
| Türková | 73 | 20 | / |
| Thürcke | 73 | 6 | / |
| Türkova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Turck | 67 | 2,765 | / |
| Tuerk | 67 | 670 | / |
| Thurk | 67 | 283 | / |
| Turkh | 67 | 207 | / |
| Tierk | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tűrke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dturk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Turqk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tirck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thirk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuerck | 60 | 178 | / |
| Thuerk | 60 | 98 | / |
| Thurck | 60 | 10 | / |
| D'Turk | 60 | 1 | / |
| Thuerck | 55 | 18 | / |
| Tirc | 50 | 151 | / |
| Turq | 50 | 115 | / |
| Turg | 50 | 5 | / |
| Tirq | 50 | 3 | / |
| Tirg | 50 | 3 | / |
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Footnotes
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