Tuerk Surname

493,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Tuerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4481:809,06062,242
Germany1321:609,89048,740
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Austria251:340,61736,996
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Tuerk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tuerk is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuerk? popularity and diffusion

Tuerk is the 493,410th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,876,934 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Tuerk live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Tuerk is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 448 people, or 1 in 809,060. In The United States Tuerk is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent live, Maryland, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Tuerk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tuerk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tuerk surname grew 1,211 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tuerk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tuerk surname are 25.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.63% being registered with the party.

The amount Tuerk earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.54% more than the national average, earning $48,560 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14% more than the national average, earning $56,637 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuerck91178/
Thuerk9198/
Tuerke9197/
Tuerks914/
Turk8950,534/
Thuerck8318/
Tuercke835/
Thuerke831/
Turck802,765/
Tourk801,000/
Thurk80283/
Duerk80245/
Turkh80207/
Tierk8013/
Taerk8012/
Toerk804/
Turqk801/
Dturk801/
Tuerc801/
Teark801/
Taurk801/
Tuirk800/
Teirk800/
Teerk800/
Tuerksch772/
Toerck7336/
Tourke7322/
Duerks7319/
Teyrek7317/
Thurck7310/
Taurke739/
Thourk735/
Tourkz731/
D'Turk731/
Teirck730/
Duerck730/
Duerke730/
Türk67104,667/
Tirk67435/
Turq67115/
Tűrk6727/
Turg675/

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Tuerk Reference & Research

Turk FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Turk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Tuerk
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