Thuerk Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Thuerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thuerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Thuerk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thuerk occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thuerk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,871,545th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Thuerk are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 3,815,357. In The United States Thuerk is most common in: Georgia, where 16 percent reside, Florida, where 13 percent reside and Illinois, where 13 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Thuerk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thuerk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thuerk last name increased 4,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thuerk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thuerk surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Thuerk earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.17% more than the national average, earning $57,462 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thuerck9218/
Thuerke921/
Tuerk91670/
Thurk91283/
Tuerck83178/
Tuerke8397/
Thurck8310/
Thourk835/
Tuerks834/
Turk8050,534/
Tuercke775/
Turck732,765/
Tourk731,000/
Duerk73245/
Thürk73228/
Turkh73207/
Tierk7313/
Taerk7312/
Toerk734/
Thirk731/
Turqk731/
Taurk731/
Teark731/
Dturk731/
Tuerc731/
Teerk730/
Teirk730/
Tuirk730/
Tuerksch712/
Thürke6796/
Thürck6743/
Toerck6736/
Tourke6722/
Duerks6719/
Teyrek6717/
Taurke679/
Thurgh671/
D'Turk671/
Thearg671/
Tourkz671/
Teirck670/
Duerck670/
Duerke670/

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Thuerk 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.

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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 Thuerk
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis