Turc Surname

120,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Romania

Turc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,9681:33,7514,109
Romania1,5381:13,0551,662
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Spain531:882,11434,832
Turkey391:1,995,42169,208
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England51:11,143,612252,590
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Turč (34) are calculated separately.

Turc (15) may also be a first name.

Turc Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turc has its highest incidence in France. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Turč. Click here for other possible spellings of Turc.

How Common Is The Last Name Turc? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 120,604th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,917,271 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Turc live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.

The last name Turc is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 1,968 people, or 1 in 33,751. In France it is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 39 percent are found, Occitanie, where 21 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 19 percent are found. Excluding France it occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Turc Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Turc has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Turc Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Turc last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Turc earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $45,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning $38,397 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turč9234/
Turci894,652/
Turck892,765/
Turcq89312/
Turch89157/
Turcs8916/
Tturc891/
Turcë891/
Turcp891/
Tourch80181/
Turcke8061/
Turckx8024/
Thurck8010/
Teurcq809/
Turcks807/
Turtch807/
Turche804/
Thurch803/
Turk7550,534/
Turz75320/
Turq75115/
Torc7544/
Turx756/
Turg755/
Turj752/
Tourche7362/
Turcova733/
Turksch731/
Turke671,473/
Tourk671,000/
Thurk67283/
Türck67239/
Turkh67207/
Torcq67124/
Torcz6792/
Turtz6781/
Thurz6758/
Turqu675/
Tourz673/
Turgh673/
Turhs672/
Turqk671/
Turczová671/
Taurk671/
Turkx671/
Tùrck671/
Dturk671/
Turds671/
Turgg671/
Tuirk670/
Turts670/

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Turc Reference & Research

Turk FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Turk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Turc
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis