Thurk Surname
Approximately 283 people bear this surname
Thurk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 249 | 1:1,455,658 | 99,719 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Thürk (228) are calculated separately.
Thurk Demographics
Thurk Political Affiliation
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Thurk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thurk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thurk occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Thürk. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thurk? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 930,678th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Thurk live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 1,455,658. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 45 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 39 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 3 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 11 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.
Thurk Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Thurk are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thürk | 93 | 228 | / |
| Thuerk | 91 | 98 | / |
| Thurke | 91 | 23 | / |
| Thurck | 91 | 10 | / |
| Thourk | 91 | 5 | / |
| Thurks | 91 | 0 | / |
| Turk | 89 | 50,534 | / |
| Thuerck | 83 | 18 | / |
| Turck | 80 | 2,765 | / |
| Turke | 80 | 1,473 | / |
| Tourk | 80 | 1,000 | / |
| Tuerk | 80 | 670 | / |
| Turkh | 80 | 207 | / |
| Thirk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taurk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Turkx | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dturk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Turqk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tuirk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tuerck | 73 | 178 | / |
| Thürke | 73 | 96 | / |
| Turcke | 73 | 61 | / |
| Thürck | 73 | 43 | / |
| Turckx | 73 | 24 | / |
| Tourke | 73 | 22 | / |
| Turkøz | 73 | 9 | / |
| Taurke | 73 | 9 | / |
| Turcks | 73 | 7 | / |
| Turksz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Thurgh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tourkz | 73 | 1 | / |
| D'Turk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Türk | 67 | 104,667 | / |
| Tork | 67 | 7,377 | / |
| Turkova | 67 | 4,718 | / |
| Turc | 67 | 3,801 | / |
| Turková | 67 | 3,404 | / |
| Tirk | 67 | 435 | / |
| Turq | 67 | 115 | / |
| Tűrk | 67 | 27 | / |
| Turx | 67 | 6 | / |
| Thürcke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Turg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Turksch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Turkshh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis