Thürkow Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Thürkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thürkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1131:712,43854,203
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Thurkow (125) are calculated separately.

Thürkow Last Name Facts

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

Thürkow occurs most in Germany. It may appear as: Thurkow. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thürkow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thürkow is the 1,701,480th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. Thürkow is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Thürkow are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 712,438. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 42 percent live, Berlin, where 18 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 1 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thurkow95125/
Thuerkow801/
Turkow7782/
Tourkow7132/
Türkova711/
Thürkauf67140/
Tierkhow670/
Thierkopf6319/
Thuerkoff6317/
Theurkouf631/
Thierkoff630/
Turkov623,872/
Turków6235/
Tirkov6228/
Turkof623/
Turkaw621/
Turkova574,718/
Torkhov57881/
Turkovs5728/
Torkoff5718/
Tourkov5710/
Turkoff577/
Türkauf575/
Torckov572/
Turkhov571/
Torhkov571/
Torgkov571/
Turkopf570/
Torzhkov53210/
Thiercof5351/
Thurkauf5319/
Tourkova5315/
Tourkoff532/
Tierkoff530/
Theurkauf5044/
Thuerkauf5010/
Thiercoff501/
Thierkauf500/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thürkow
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