Thurka Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Thurka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thurka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1161:6,612,633149,434
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thurka (261) may also be a first name.

Thurka Last Name Facts

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

Thurka (Oriya: ଠୁକର୍ା) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Thurka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,649,806th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Thurka are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 550,922nd most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 261 people.

The surname Thurka is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 6,612,633. In India Thurka is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 84 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 16 percent are found. Barring India this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thurkaa923/
Thurkka922/
Turka915,350/
Tourka83414/
Turkca83391/
Turkaj83332/
Turkka83313/
Turkay8393/
Turkai8329/
Thirka8313/
Turkha8312/
Turkau832/
Turrka832/
Thurca831/
Turkaa831/
Turkea831/
Turkoa831/
Turcka831/
Turkach7766/
Turkhay7740/
Turkait7729/
Tourkas7728/
Turkkas7726/
Turkacz7711/
Turkkay777/
Thürkau772/
Tourkay772/
Tourkai772/
Tourkha771/
Thurkey771/
Tourkaa771/
Tuerkay771/
Turko736,130/
Torka731,226/
Turca73925/
Tirka73234/
Turkó7318/
Turqa731/
Turkaova711/
Tourkhah711/
Turkaitė711/
Turkey6710,646/
Türkay676,832/
Turcas671,197/
Torkaa67730/
Turcat67504/
Turcea67400/
Turcaz67201/
Torkay67144/
Turkei67126/
Tirkha67117/
Torkai6783/
Tuerca6763/
Turkos6763/
Turcaj6759/
Türkad6734/
Torkha6729/
Tirkay6729/
Turkko6719/
Turkoć6718/
Tourko6710/
Turqai677/
Turqay674/
Turcaş674/
Turcaș674/
Torkea673/
Torkka672/
Tourkó672/
Tirkaa671/
Tirkai671/
Turcau671/
Türkaç671/
Turkop671/
Turkoź671/
Taurko671/
Tierka671/
Torkca671/
Tirkah671/
Turkou671/
Turkoy671/
Turkho670/

Thurka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thurka in the Oriya language
ଠୁକର୍ାthukara-

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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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  • 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 Thurka
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