Turcu Surname

30,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Turcu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turcu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania15,9521:1,259163
Moldova6421:5,547852
Spain5271:88,7147,477
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Canada501:736,91258,785
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Belgium241:479,02747,365
England211:2,653,24194,788
France201:3,321,136213,627
Greece201:553,99069,165
Austria131:655,03358,041
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Turcu (23) may also be a first name.

Turcu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Turcu occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Turcu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turcu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,451st most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 415,553 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Turcu are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 23 people.

It is most frequently held in Romania, where it is held by 15,952 people, or 1 in 1,259. In Romania it is most numerous in: Bucharest Municipality, where 11 percent reside, Brăila County, where 7 percent reside and Iași County, where 5 percent reside. Barring Romania this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 4 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.

Turcu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Turcu last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Turcu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 78.43% less than the national average, earning €6,477 per year; in United States they earn 32.01% more than the national average, earning $56,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.54% less than the national average, earning $48,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turcus91430/
Turcut91143/
Turcuş9182/
Turcuș9155/
Turcuț916/
Turkcu915/
Turcau911/
Turcou911/
Turcaud83249/
Turcius8328/
Turcuit834/
Teurcou831/
Turcutt830/
Turku801,429/
Turşu80356/
Torcu80343/
Tursu802/
Turcó802/
Turju801/
Turzu801/
Tuircuit7728/
Tortcu73103/
Turkuš7333/
Turshu7319/
Thurku735/
Thursu732/
Turkau732/
Torciu732/
Turkuh732/
Turkuz732/
Tuirku731/
Turkou731/
Tursuu731/
Thurju731/
Tursus730/
Tourkou6720/
Turkhud6717/
Toursou674/
Turkush674/
Tourkui672/
Tourzou671/
Turkusz671/
Turkhuu671/
Tourshu670/

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Turcu 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 Turcu
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