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Where Does The Last Name Turak Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Turak (Arabic: طوراك, Hindi: तुरका, Marathi: तुरक, Oriya: ତୁରକ, Russian: Турак) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Turák. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Turak? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 62,445^th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 906,637 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Turak live; 36 percent live in West Asia and 36 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 281,864^th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 839 people.

It is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 3,161 people, or 1 in 24,619. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside, Agri Province, where 10 percent reside and Gaziantep Province, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Turkey this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent reside and Egypt, where 21 percent reside.

Turak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Turak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Turak last name grew 1,378 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Turak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Turak surname are 10.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.15% being registered to vote for the political party.

Turak earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.89% less than the national average, earning $42,334 USD per year.