Thurkow Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Thurkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thurkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands691:244,74231,623
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Thürkow (115) are calculated separately.

Thurkow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thurkow is most common in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant: Thürkow. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurkow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thurkow is the 1,612,213th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Thurkow reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 244,742. In The Netherlands Thurkow is mostly found in: South Holland, where 23 percent reside, Drenthe, where 22 percent reside and Gelderland, where 16 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Belgium, where 8 percent reside.

Thurkow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thurkow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 643 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thurkow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thurkow last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Thurkow earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.36% more than the national average, earning $45,461 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thürkow95115/
Thuerkow931/
Turkow9282/
Tourkow8632/
Turkov773,872/
Turków7735/
Turkof773/
Turkaw771/
Thuerkoff7517/
Theurkouf751/
Turkova714,718/
Turkovs7128/
Tourkov7110/
Turkoff717/
Turkoev711/
Turkhov711/
Turkopf710/
Thurkauf6719/
Tourkova6715/
Tourkoff672/
Tierkhow670/
Theurkauf6344/
Thierkopf6319/
Thierkoff630/
Turkav62440/
Turcov6228/
Tirkov6228/
Theurkauff5936/
Torkhov57881/
Torkoff5718/
Turkauf579/
Turcova573/
Turcoff573/
Torckov572/
Torhkov571/
Torgkov571/
Türkova571/
Turkkab571/
Theurkauffe560/
Torzhkov53210/
Thürkauf53140/
Thiercof5351/
Tierkoff530/
Thiercoff501/

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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
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  • 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 Thurkow
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