Turan Surname
Approximately 195,485 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 183,506 | 1:424 | 37 |
| Germany | 1,943 | 1:41,434 | 5,458 |
| Bangladesh | 1,352 | 1:117,867 | 4,824 |
| Philippines | 1,076 | 1:94,088 | 16,368 |
| United States | 946 | 1:383,149 | 33,798 |
| France | 782 | 1:84,940 | 12,076 |
| Afghanistan | 714 | 1:45,032 | 1,636 |
| Denmark | 422 | 1:13,376 | 1,289 |
| Austria | 404 | 1:21,078 | 3,303 |
| Kazakhstan | 343 | 1:51,552 | 6,571 |
| Slovakia | 311 | 1:17,159 | 2,527 |
| England | 303 | 1:183,888 | 16,484 |
| Netherlands | 288 | 1:58,636 | 10,096 |
| Iran | 249 | 1:308,364 | 21,636 |
| Russia | 234 | 1:615,910 | 54,032 |
| Nigeria | 211 | 1:839,539 | 37,032 |
| Belgium | 194 | 1:59,261 | 9,566 |
| Serbia | 185 | 1:38,621 | 3,977 |
| India | 160 | 1:4,794,159 | 122,003 |
| Northern Cyprus | 160 | 1:1,994 | 230 |
| Sweden | 159 | 1:61,929 | 4,741 |
| Papua New Guinea | 133 | 1:61,306 | 7,931 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 115 | 1:30,751 | 4,767 |
| Azerbaijan | 106 | 1:91,029 | 3,271 |
| Switzerland | 105 | 1:78,218 | 9,041 |
| Indonesia | 96 | 1:1,377,596 | 94,593 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| Malaysia | 78 | 1:378,131 | 19,929 |
| Turkmenistan | 74 | 1:74,177 | 1,431 |
| Czechia | 70 | 1:151,907 | 23,478 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| Argentina | 60 | 1:712,390 | 48,679 |
| Bulgaria | 59 | 1:118,287 | 6,969 |
| Uzbekistan | 54 | 1:572,762 | 12,592 |
| Norway | 45 | 1:114,273 | 15,150 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Ukraine | 38 | 1:1,197,966 | 104,401 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Slovenia | 26 | 1:95,680 | 11,418 |
| Finland | 19 | 1:289,300 | 21,660 |
| Belarus | 18 | 1:527,837 | 48,523 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Moldova | 8 | 1:445,171 | 30,722 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 1:6,396 | 809 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Hungary | 4 | 1:2,454,069 | 61,891 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
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.
- tturanTuran Demographics
Average Turan Salary in
United States
$45,276 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Turan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Turan in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཏུ་རན་ | turen | - |
| Turan in the Bengali language | ||
| তুরন | turana | - |
| Turan in the Georgian language | ||
| ტურან | turan | 62.96 |
| თურან | turan | 37.04 |
| Turan in the Hindi language | ||
| तुरन | turana | 49.28 |
| तुरान | turana | 13.04 |
| तूरन | turana | 11.59 |
| तुरण | turana | 10.14 |
| टूरन | turana | 7.25 |
| टुरन | turana | 4.35 |
| तूरां | turam | 1.45 |
| टूरण | turana | 1.45 |
| Turan in the Marathi language | ||
| तुरान | turana | 43.75 |
| तुरण | turana | 25 |
| तुराण | turana | 15.63 |
| तुरन | turana | 12.5 |
| तुराब | turaba | 3.13 |
| Turan in the Oriya language | ||
| ତୁରାନ | turana | 41.51 |
| ତୁରନ | turana | 30.19 |
| ତୁରଣ | turana | 18.87 |
| ତୁରାନ୍ | turan | 3.77 |
| ଟୁରନ | turana | 1.89 |
| ଟୁରଣ | turana | 1.89 |
| ତୁରନ୍ | turan | 1.89 |
| Turan in the Russian language | ||
| Туран | turan | - |
| Turan in the Arabic language | ||
| توران | twran | - |
| طوران | twran | - |
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Footnotes
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