Turban Surname

168,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Turban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2031:55,2147,315
Germany4371:184,22321,480
Belarus1481:64,19610,673
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Russia871:1,656,587109,852
Israel831:103,10411,791
Turkey661:1,179,11250,375
Mexico501:2,482,52420,876
Uruguay391:87,9948,905
Ukraine371:1,230,343106,187
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Sweden311:317,63722,171
India301:25,568,846339,406
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Malta241:17,9281,021
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Austria111:774,13064,097
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
England81:6,964,757184,742
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Turbán (46) are calculated separately.

Turban (92) may also be a first name.

Turban Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turban (Arabic: طوربان, Hindi: तुर्बान, Russian: Турбан) is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Turbán. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turban? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 168,729th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,846,698 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Turban reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 992,070th most frequently held given name in the world, held by 92 people.

Turban is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 1,203 people, or 1 in 55,214. In France it is mostly found in: Brittany, where 32 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 20 percent are found and Réunion, where 8 percent are found. Apart from France this last name occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent are found and Belarus, where 6 percent are found.

Turban Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Turban has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Turban surname increased 881 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Turban Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Turban surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (92%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Turban surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

Turban earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $45,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turbán9446/
Turbant92247/
Thurban92126/
Turbang9298/
Turbain9237/
Turbahn9213/
Turbane929/
Taurban921/
Turband921/
Tourban921/
Teurbane86344/
Turbayne86168/
Tourbane8610/
Thurbahn862/
Thurbain860/
Tirban83272/
Torban83232/
Turwan8385/
Turuan8372/
Turbon8353/
Turvan8327/
Turbón832/
Turbanova80535/
Thurbon77737/
Știrban77115/
Torbahn7737/
Turwant773/
Turwane771/
Turwand771/
Turvant771/
Turbone771/
Turnpan770/
Torbain770/
Touruang71344/
Thorbahn71206/
Turboond7136/
Thorbann712/
Tourboon711/
Thurwane711/
Thurbone711/
Thorbhan711/
Thorbaun710/
Thorbain710/
Toruan677,172/
Torwan67117/
Turwon6730/
Torbán6721/
Torbon6717/
Turvanova679/
Tirbon671/
Turbom671/

Turban Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turban in the Hindi language
तुर्बानturbana-
Turban in the Russian language
Турбанturban-
Turban in the Arabic language
طوربانtwrban-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Turban
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