Turek Surname

18,990th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Turek Surname Definition:

(Polish, Czech-Slovakian) One who came from Turkey.

Turek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland15,8881:2,392225
United States5,5101:65,7827,681
Czechia3,2231:3,299305
Germany9011:89,35111,250
France4601:144,39722,301
Austria4161:20,4703,186
Israel3611:23,7053,498
Slovakia3371:15,8352,268
Brazil3201:668,98224,697
Canada2601:141,71414,582
England2391:233,13019,331
Croatia2231:18,9623,904
Australia1281:210,90420,401
Argentina961:445,24433,533
Belgium941:122,30517,923
Hungary761:129,16211,998
Russia581:2,484,880144,115
Slovenia571:43,6437,685
Ukraine501:910,45487,604
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Norway331:155,82719,235
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Georgia61:624,25819,750
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
China41:341,830,39216,990
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

The alternate forms: Türek (133) & Ťurek (44) are calculated separately.

Turek (27) may also be a first name.

Turek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Czech-Slovakian) One who came from Turkey.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Turek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Turek (Arabic: توريك, Georgian: ტურეკ, Marathi: तुरेक, Russian: Турек) is found most frequently in Poland. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Türek or Ťurek. Click here for further possible spellings of Turek.

How Common Is The Last Name Turek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 18,990th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 251,477 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Turek reside; 68 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Turek is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name on earth, held by 27 people.

It is most commonly held in Poland, where it is borne by 15,888 people, or 1 in 2,392. Without taking into account Poland this surname exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Czechia, where 11 percent live.

Turek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Turek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Turek surname increased 14,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Turek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Turek are 10.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.6% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Turek earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.89% less than the national average, earning 253,022 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.71% less than the national average, earning R 148,020 per year; in United States they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning $47,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.71% more than the national average, earning $50,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Türek93133/
Ťurek9344/
Tureck91674/
Tourek91601/
Turrek91136/
Thurek9144/
Taurek9140/
Turesk914/
Tureek913/
Tureak912/
Tureke912/
Tureks911/
Turekx911/
Tuerek911/
Tureik911/
Turecke8330/
Taureck8328/
Turreck8321/
Toureke832/
Thureck831/
Turyk802,563/
Turik801,381/
Tirek80221/
Torek80195/
Turec8030/
Turex8015/
Turík808/
Tureg804/
Tureková77268/
Turekova7749/
Tureac73913/
Turick73290/
Turaik73203/
Toureg73200/
Tiğrek73160/
Thurik73109/
Turzík7382/
Turzik7358/
Taureg7356/
Turike7336/
Turisk7321/
Toerek7319/
Taurik7313/
Taureq7313/
Turzyk7310/
Türeak7310/
Tireck738/
Tourik737/
Tirekh733/
Toreck732/
Toureq731/
Tureax731/
Thirek731/
Tirrek731/
Tureic731/
Turegg731/
Turgec731/
Toorek730/
Tureckova7123/
Turkova674,718/
Touregh67120/
Tauresc6737/
Torreck6726/
Thoreck6721/
Tourick6721/
Taurick6719/
Toureix6711/
Turrick6710/
Thurick6710/
Tourjke673/
Turigue671/
Tourisk671/
Tourayk671/
Turzuik671/
Turzhik671/
Tutrick670/

Turek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turek in the Georgian language
ტურეკturek-
Turek in the Marathi language
तुरेकtureka-
Turek in the Russian language
Турекturek-
Turek in the Arabic language
توريكtwryk-

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Turek 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

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