Terkes Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Terkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Terkeş (235) & Terkeš (17) are calculated separately.

Terkes Last Name Facts

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

Terkes (Russian: Теркес) occurs more in Peru more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Terkeş or Terkeš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terkes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Terkes reside; 29 percent reside in South America and 29 percent reside in Andean South America.

The surname Terkes is most commonly occurring in Peru, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 4,540,589. In Peru Terkes is most common in: Lima Province, where 71 percent are found, Amazonas Region, where 14 percent are found and Callao Region, where 14 percent are found. Barring Peru it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 13 percent are found.

Terkes Last Name Statistics demography

Terkes earn more than double the average income. In Peru they earn 348.88% more than the national average, earning S/. 87,016 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terkeş94235/
Terkeš9417/
Therkes922/
Terkesh921/
Terkez8342/
Tirkes8326/
Terces838/
Torkes835/
Tarkes833/
Tarkesh7725/
Tirkesh7712/
Terkisz771/
Tarckes771/
Tarkees771/
Tirkeş6774/
Torkis6732/
Tyrkäs6719/
Tarkis677/
Tyrkys676/
Tercis673/
Tyrces670/

Terkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Terkes in the Russian language
Теркесterkes-

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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
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  • 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 Terkes
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