Turbey Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Turbey Surname Definition:

From the German, Turbe; a personal name.

Turbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Turbey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Turbe; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Turbey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turbey is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turbey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Turbey reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Turbey is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Turbey is most numerous in: California, where 40 percent reside, Ohio, where 40 percent reside and Kentucky, where 20 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 40 percent reside and Turkey, where 10 percent reside.

Turbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Turbey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Turbey surname fell 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tourbey922/
Thurbey921/
Turbe911,246/
Turby91123/
Tourbeye861/
Turvey836,352/
Turbay831,002/
Turbes83343/
Torbey83341/
Turbet83287/
Tourby83239/
Thurby83151/
Turber83118/
Turbhe8389/
Tourbe8384/
Turbez8352/
Turbee8345/
Turbie8322/
Turbae8316/
Turbea838/
Teurbe834/
Turboy832/
Turuey832/
Tuerby831/
Turwey831/
Turbett77650/
Tourbez77636/
Tourbet77125/
Thurbee7729/
Turbeis778/
Turbieh777/
Turbesh775/
Turbych773/
Tourbes772/
Tor'bey772/
Tourbie771/
Turbeha771/
Thurbue770/
Thorbey770/
Turbi739,464/
Turba732,695/
Turvy73113/
Torbe7391/
Turbé7378/
Turve7353/
Torby7346/
Turbí7331/
Turwy733/
Tirbe731/
Turbè731/
Türbe731/
Tourbaye711/
Tourba672,324/
Torbay671,299/
Torbee67590/
Turbat67511/
Turbić67402/
Turver67274/
Turbai67258/
Turbis67225/
Turbaz67199/
Tourbi67191/
Turbau6786/
Turbui6776/
Turbah6761/
Turbaş6740/
Turves6727/
Turbit6726/
Tourwe6725/
Turbid6717/
Turbas6717/
Turbaj6715/
Turboi679/
Turbio677/
Turwer675/
Turuie675/
Turbiz673/
Tierbe672/
Thurve672/
Torvey672/
Thirby671/
Turway671/
Turuer671/
Turbhi671/
Taurba671/
Turbou671/
Tourue671/
Turbaś671/
Turvet671/
Tourve671/
Turbad671/
Thurba670/
Torboy670/
Turuet670/
Toruey670/

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