Terk Surname

404,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Terk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2831:1,280,77490,005
Turkey2081:374,14123,184
Argentina531:806,48053,420
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
Romania441:456,31535,605
Austria331:258,04330,255
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
France61:11,070,454349,096
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Terk (128) may also be a first name.

Terk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Terk (Georgian: ტერკ, Russian: Терк) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Terk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 404,308th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,405,474 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Terk reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 821,896th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 128 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 283 people, or 1 in 1,280,774. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 25 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States Terk occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 24 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.

Terk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Terk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Terk last name rose 1,415 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Terk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Terk surname are 10.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.15% registered with the party.

The amount Terk earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $48,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 105.54% more than the national average, earning $102,116 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terke8970/
Terks8929/
Tierk8913/
Taerk8912/
Toerk894/
Terck893/
Teark891/
Terrk891/
Teirk890/
Teerk890/
Therk890/
Toerck8036/
Teyrek8017/
Tehrke801/
Terrck801/
Teirck800/
Tierck800/
Tercke800/
Tork757,377/
Tark756,534/
Terc75849/
Tirk75435/
Törk75280/
Tyrk75107/
Tärk7567/
Trek7559/
Terg7522/
Terx752/
Tírk751/
Tjrk751/
Terkova7359/
Terková7319/
Teherke731/
Tirke67960/
Torck67340/
Tarkh67271/
Treke67129/
Torkh6748/
Treck6747/
Törkő6746/
Tercs6742/
Törke6724/
Thark6714/
Törck6713/
Thork679/
Tercq676/
Terkhova674/
Trehk673/
Tergh672/
Terrx672/
Trekh672/
Thirk671/
Tyrks671/
Tahrk671/
Trekc671/
Tearc671/
Terzg671/
Tirck671/
Tirkz671/
Tierc671/
Tairk671/
Terrc671/
Tehrg671/
Tarck671/
Trzek671/
Thörk671/
Tarkk671/
Toirk671/
Torrk670/
Tarrk670/
Toerg670/
Terrg670/
Tuirk670/
Therg670/
Tırık670/

Terk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Terk in the Georgian language
ტერკterk-
Terk in the Russian language
Теркterk-

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Terk Reference & Research

Turk FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Turk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Terk
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