Toerk Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Toerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Toerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Toerk (7) may also be a first name.

Toerk Last Name Facts

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

Toerk is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Toerk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Toerk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Toerk occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Toerk live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,548,448th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 7 people.

The last name Toerk is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Germany Toerk occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toerck9136/
Tork897,377/
Terk89867/
Tourk801,000/
Tuerk80670/
Torck80340/
Torkh8048/
Tierk8013/
Taerk8012/
Thork809/
Terck803/
Teark801/
Toork801/
Toirk801/
Terrk801/
Torzk800/
Teirk800/
Torrk800/
Therk800/
Toerg800/
Teerk800/
Thuerk7398/
Tourke7322/
Teyrek7317/
Thourk735/
Torkhh732/
Htorck731/
Toorke731/
Toeyrx731/
Torqkh731/
Terrck731/
Tourkz731/
Torkck731/
Teirck730/
Turk6750,534/
Tark676,534/
Torq67311/
Törk67280/
Tärk6767/
Torc6744/
Terg6722/
Thuerck6718/
Torg6716/
Taherkh671/

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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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  • 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 Toerk
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