Terkeş Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Terkeş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terkeş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2341:332,57021,243
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Terkes (24) & Terkeš (17) are calculated separately.

Terkeş Last Name Facts

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

The last name Terkeş has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can be rendered as: Terkes or Terkeš. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Terkeş? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,061,269th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Terkeş live; 78 percent live in West Asia and 78 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 234 people, or 1 in 332,570. In Turkey Terkeş is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 37 percent reside, Hatay Province, where 27 percent reside and Ordu Province, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Turkey this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terkes9424/
Terkeš9417/
Terke9170/
Terkey8395/
Tirkeş8374/
Terkez8342/
Terkeľ8310/
Terkie837/
Terkee831/
Terkeh831/
Tehrke831/
Tercke830/
Teerkee776/
Tierkey772/
Therkes772/
Tterkey771/
Terkieh771/
Terkesh771/
Teherke771/
Terki737,498/
Terka731,090/
Tirke73960/
Terce73258/
Treke73129/
Terky7338/
Tyrke7310/
Thiercke711/
Tirkey6768,265/
Tirkee674,655/
Terkaa672,948/
Terkhi671,191/
Teurki67273/
Terche6758/
Tirkiş6755/
Tercki6749/
Terkay6749/
Terkaj6741/
Tearce6728/
Tirkes6726/
Tirkei6726/
Tirkie6721/
Terkki6718/
Terkeľová6713/
Tercey6712/
Teirki679/
Tirker679/
Terces678/
Terque678/
Trekke676/
Terkoš676/
Tirkec676/
Thirke675/
Torkes675/
Therce674/
Tyorke674/
Terzka673/
Tarkes673/
Teirce672/
Teerki672/
Tirket672/
Terkha671/
Terrce671/
Tirkeu671/
Terkka671/
Tierka671/
Terkip671/
Tierki671/
Trekey671/
Threke670/
Tearka670/
Trekea670/
Terzky670/

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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 Terkeş
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