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

The last name Turaki (Hindi: तुरकी, Marathi: तुरकी, Oriya: ଟୁରକି) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Turaki click here.

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

The surname is the 38,379^th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 531,588 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Turaki are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Turaki is also the 111,195^th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 3,956 people.

The surname Turaki is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13,448 people, or 1 in 13,172. In Nigeria Turaki is mostly concentrated in: Jigawa, where 15 percent are found, Bauchi, where 14 percent are found and Kaduna, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Turaki exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Turaki Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Muslim (82%) in Nigeria.