Tourkis Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Tourkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tourkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tourkis (4) may also be a first name.

Tourkis Last Name Facts

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

Tourkis occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tourkis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Tourkis live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 4 people.

The surname Tourkis is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Tourkis is most common in: Surrey, where 100 percent reside. Besides England Tourkis occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turkis92114/
Torkis9232/
Turkish861,485/
Torkish8617/
Tuerkis866/
Torkisz861/
Torckis861/
Turkisch804/
Turkoise801/
Tourquis801/
Türkis77177/
Turkes7782/
Turcis7715/
Turkys7711/
Tarkis777/
Torkes775/
Turkiş771/
Turķis771/
Torcis771/
Turkesh71170/
Turquis7179/
Torkysh7145/
Turckes7136/
Turkich7130/
Turkees7123/
Turcois7117/
Turkyts7112/
Torquis7111/
Turkysh715/
Tuerkes712/
Torchis712/
Turkets711/
Tharkis711/
Tarkist711/
Tarkkis711/
Tarkhis711/
Turquois67714/
Turquais67346/
Torquist676/
Turquist674/
Torchish671/
Taurchis671/
Tourcess671/

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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 Tourkis
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis