Thurk Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

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

Thurk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thurk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Thürk (228) are calculated separately.

Thurk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thurk is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Thürk. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 930,678th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. The surname Thurk occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Thurk are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 1,455,658. In The United States Thurk is most common in: Minnesota, where 45 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 39 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Thurk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thurk last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

Thurk earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.17% more than the national average, earning $49,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thürk93228/
Thuerk9198/
Thurke9123/
Thurck9110/
Thourk915/
Thurks910/
Turk8950,534/
Thuerck8318/
Turck802,765/
Turke801,473/
Tourk801,000/
Tuerk80670/
Turkh80207/
Thirk801/
Taurk801/
Turkx801/
Dturk801/
Turqk801/
Tuirk800/
Tuerck73178/
Thürke7396/
Turcke7361/
Thürck7343/
Turckx7324/
Tourke7322/
Turkøz739/
Taurke739/
Turcks737/
Turksz734/
Thurgh731/
Tourkz731/
D'Turk731/
Türk67104,667/
Tork677,377/
Turkova674,718/
Turc673,801/
Turková673,404/
Tirk67435/
Turq67115/
Tűrk6727/
Turx676/
Thürcke676/
Turg675/
Turksch671/
Turkshh671/

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Thurk 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 Thurk
  • 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