Turaki Surname

38,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Turaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria13,4481:13,1721,325
India1581:4,854,844122,998
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
England81:6,964,757184,742
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Cook Islands51:3,636866
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Turaki (3,956) may also be a first name.

Turaki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turaki (Hindi: तुरकी, Marathi: तुरकी, Oriya: ଟୁରକି) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turaki? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 38,379th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 531,588 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Turaki reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 111,195th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,956 people.

The last name Turaki is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13,448 people, or 1 in 13,172. In Nigeria Turaki is mostly found in: Jigawa, where 15 percent reside, Bauchi, where 14 percent reside and Kaduna, where 13 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Turaki exists in 17 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Turaki Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (82%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Turaki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turaki in the Hindi language
तुरकीturaki85.71
तुराकीturaki7.14
टूरकीturaki7.14
Turaki in the Marathi language
तुरकीturaki85.14
टुरकीturaki8.78
टूरकीturaki3.38
Turaki in the Oriya language
ଟୁରକିturaki42.86
ଟୁରକୀturaki28.57
ତୁରକିturaki20.41
ତୁରକୀturaki4.08
ଟୂରକିturaki2.04
ଟୁରାକିturaki2.04

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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 Turaki
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