Turan Surname

2,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Turan Surname User-submission:

A surname of Persian origin, which literally means 'the land of the Tur' and is a region in Central Asia.

Turan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey183,5061:42437
Germany1,9431:41,4345,458
Bangladesh1,3521:117,8674,824
Philippines1,0761:94,08816,368
United States9461:383,14933,798
France7821:84,94012,076
Afghanistan7141:45,0321,636
Denmark4221:13,3761,289
Austria4041:21,0783,303
Kazakhstan3431:51,5526,571
Slovakia3111:17,1592,527
England3031:183,88816,484
Netherlands2881:58,63610,096
Iran2491:308,36421,636
Russia2341:615,91054,032
Nigeria2111:839,53937,032
Belgium1941:59,2619,566
Serbia1851:38,6213,977
India1601:4,794,159122,003
Northern Cyprus1601:1,994230
Sweden1591:61,9294,741
Papua New Guinea1331:61,3067,931
Bosnia and Herzegovina1151:30,7514,767
Azerbaijan1061:91,0293,271
Switzerland1051:78,2189,041
Indonesia961:1,377,59694,593
Canada841:438,63838,170
Malaysia781:378,13119,929
Turkmenistan741:74,1771,431
Czechia701:151,90723,478
Australia651:415,31833,226
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Bulgaria591:118,2876,969
Uzbekistan541:572,76212,592
Norway451:114,27315,150
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Ukraine381:1,197,966104,401
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Slovenia261:95,68011,418
Finland191:289,30021,660
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Israel101:855,76354,181
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
China51:273,464,31313,838
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Turán (665) & Türan (11) are calculated separately.

Turan (105,325) may also be a first name.

Turan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname of Persian origin, which literally means 'the land of the Tur' and is a region in Central Asia.

- tturan

Turan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turan (Arabic: توران, Bengali: তুরন, Georgian: ტურან, Hindi: तुरन, Marathi: तुरान, Oriya: ତୁରାନ, Russian: Туран, Tibetan: ཏུ་རན་) is found most in Turkey. It may be found as a variant: Turán or Türan. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,866th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,279 people. The last name Turan is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Turan reside; 81 percent reside in West Asia and 81 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Turan is also the 9,732nd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 105,325 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 183,506 people, or 1 in 424. In Turkey Turan is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found, Bursa Province, where 6 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey Turan is found in 100 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 1 percent are found.

Turan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Turan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Turan surname grew 5,913 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 30,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Turan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Turan last name is principally Muslim (70%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Turan surname are 9.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.21% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Turan earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.56% less than the national average, earning 340,697 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning $45,276 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.98% less than the national average, earning $43,730 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turán93665/
Türan9311/
Turhan9151,054/
Tuiran914,750/
Turang912,204/
Tauran911,755/
Turgan911,108/
Tuğran91724/
Turean91570/
Turant91242/
Tuyran9191/
Tueran9183/
Touran9181/
Turain9158/
Thuran9134/
Tuhran9132/
Turran9125/
Turzan9119/
Turane9119/
Tusran913/
Tutran912/
Turand912/
Tourand83636/
Tahuran83345/
Taurand83263/
Turahan8376/
Tourain8360/
Turzhan8358/
Turrant8339/
Taurant8327/
Taurean8325/
Tourant8324/
Tourang8320/
Taurain8320/
Thurain8315/
Taurank8310/
Thuiran8310/
Thauran839/
Tourzan837/
Turasen837/
Thurann835/
Tourane834/
Tutrant833/
Turaine833/
Taurane832/
Turanne832/
Tourgan832/
Turrain831/
Thurant831/
Turatin831/
Turgaun831/
Turhahn831/
Teurain831/
Taurang831/
Tuirran831/
Tuitran831/
Thurane831/
Thurean831/
Thurran831/
Turrand830/
Tureand830/
Thouran830/
Tiran8012,717/
Toran804,770/
Turon803,712/
Turam80303/
Turón8029/
Turòn801/
Turanova774,117/
Touraine77731/
Turanová77344/
Thurahan77201/
Thurasen7796/
Turasing7745/
Tourrand7735/
Theurant7724/
Thurandt7717/
Tourrain778/
Thourain775/
Thurasin774/
Thuraing773/
Turahyna773/
Thuraine772/
Turashyn771/
Turainne771/
Tousrant771/
Tourrant771/
Theurand771/
Turasent771/
Tuireang771/
Teureand770/
Touron733,887/
Turram732,590/
Torain731,427/
Torhan73998/
Thiran73396/
Turong73317/
Turone73266/
Tirean73224/
Torean73185/
Ttiran73164/
Touram73140/
Turgon73123/
Tooran73106/
Thuron73103/
Tauron7397/
Toğran7381/
Turron7356/
Torđan7351/
Turham7341/
Tauram7335/
Torran7334/
Toeran7328/
Tieran7325/
Tourón7321/
Tirhan7319/
Turzán7314/
Tuirán7314/
Turont7312/
Torzan7310/
Tusron738/
Tureun736/
Toraan736/
Tiraan735/
Tirran735/
Torann734/
Tuiram734/
Toraun734/
Tirain733/
Türhan732/
Tiranë732/
Turoin731/
Turaam731/
Tueron731/
Teuram731/
Tüyran731/
Turrón731/
Toranh731/
Tuiràn731/
Tiraun731/
Turaim731/
Tourraine71337/
Thurachen71164/
Tourainne7193/
Thouraine7121/
Turhanova7113/
Touraineh712/
Touraynne712/
Taurasing711/
Touraisin711/
Thurein677,506/
Thouron67425/
Taurone67336/
Tourond67280/
Tutrone67233/
Tourham67136/
Tourgon67136/
Turrone6754/
Tourron6751/
Torrain6749/
Thauron6723/
Tourrainne6720/
Turõgin6719/
Torrean6715/
Turahanova6712/
Tirahan679/
Taurong679/
Torzhan677/
Tierean675/
Tureine675/
Thuraising675/
Tourong674/
Tourone673/
Tierran672/
Tuurram671/
Toorean671/
Tourein671/
Thurond671/
Tierann671/
Tuyronk671/
Tahuron671/
Touront671/
Theuron671/
Thuraisink671/
Torahan671/
Thiraan671/
Thutron670/
Turhone670/
Turroon670/
Turgoin670/
Tierhan670/

Turan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turan in the Tibetan language
ཏུ་རན་turen-
Turan in the Bengali language
তুরনturana-
Turan in the Georgian language
ტურანturan62.96
თურანturan37.04
Turan in the Hindi language
तुरनturana49.28
तुरानturana13.04
तूरनturana11.59
तुरणturana10.14
टूरनturana7.25
टुरनturana4.35
तूरांturam1.45
टूरणturana1.45
Turan in the Marathi language
तुरानturana43.75
तुरणturana25
तुराणturana15.63
तुरनturana12.5
तुराबturaba3.13
Turan in the Oriya language
ତୁରାନturana41.51
ତୁରନturana30.19
ତୁରଣturana18.87
ତୁରାନ୍turan3.77
ଟୁରନturana1.89
ଟୁରଣturana1.89
ତୁରନ୍turan1.89
Turan in the Russian language
Туранturan-
Turan in the Arabic language
تورانtwran-
طورانtwran-

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