Turgut Surname

8,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Turgut Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turgut Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey67,3641:1,155168
Kenya4891:94,4378,405
Germany4581:175,77620,643
Northern Cyprus1501:2,127253
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Netherlands1211:139,56321,355
England941:592,74535,632
Austria581:146,81819,663
Belgium571:201,69626,362
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Australia361:749,88148,970
France291:2,290,439180,028
Bulgaria251:279,15614,366
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Norway91:571,36544,190
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Turğut (2) are calculated separately.

Turgut (55,928) may also be a first name.

Turgut Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turgut (Georgian: ტურგუტ, Russian: Тургут) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Turğut. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turgut? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,223rd most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 105,270 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Turgut reside; 86 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 16,802nd most frequently occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 55,928 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 67,364 people, or 1 in 1,155. In Turkey Turgut is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Turkey this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Turgut Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Turgut last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Turgut last name are 25.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.26% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Turgut earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 14.18% less than the national average, earning 297,016 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning $46,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $50,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turğut942/
Turgutt928/
Thurgut924/
Turut911,073/
Turgu91192/
Turgault8621/
Torgut831,630/
Turgud83614/
Turgot83276/
Turguç8360/
Turute8325/
Turguz8313/
Tutrut8310/
Turgau832/
Taurut832/
Thurut831/
Tourgu830/
Turgus830/
Turgutova801/
Tourout77213/
Turgott7793/
Touraut7715/
Tourgou7710/
Torgout779/
Turngau772/
Theurut771/
Turot73594/
Torut7337/
Torgu7330/
Turud7328/
Turutova71133/
Touroute7181/
Thourout7112/
Torghout711/
Thurot67132/
Tourot6799/
Torgau6745/
Turaud6713/
Turgod676/
Touringou673/
Torgud673/
Tuirot672/
Torutt672/
Thorut672/
Torrut671/
Torgou671/
Toraut671/
Tirgud671/
Turoth671/
Turhot671/

Turgut Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turgut in the Georgian language
ტურგუტturgut75
თურგუთturgut25
Turgut in the Russian language
Тургутturgut-

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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 Turgut
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