Turjan Surname

118,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Turjan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turjan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan3,5131:9,153680
Lebanon1131:49,8864,148
Syria831:232,5424,179
Jordan571:155,1308,553
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Kosovo81:232,7347,787
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Palestine51:909,77015,190
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England21:27,859,030389,889
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Turján (115) are calculated separately.

Turjan (5,698) may also be a first name.

Turjan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turjan (Hindi: टुरजन, Marathi: तुजर्न, Oriya: ତୁରଜାନ) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Turján. Click here for further potential spellings of Turjan.

How Common Is The Last Name Turjan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 118,586th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,878,718 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Turjan live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 88,539th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 5,698 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 3,513 people, or 1 in 9,153. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Helmand, where 35 percent are found, Kandahar, where 28 percent are found and Badghis, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Afghanistan this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 3 percent are found and Syria, where 2 percent are found.

Turjan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Sunni (80%) in Lebanon.

Turjan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.48% less than the national average, earning $24,388 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turján94115/
Turijan92623/
Turjaun9239/
Tourjan922/
Turajyan8625/
Tourjian8619/
Tourijan866/
Thurjaun864/
Tourjean860/
Turhan8351,054/
Turcan8315,768/
Torjan83892/
Turean83570/
Turian83426/
Tursan83307/
Turyan83286/
Tirjan8388/
Turzan8319/
Turšan834/
Turxan833/
Turjanova8041/
Turjanová8016/
Tourajian802/
Turchan77949/
Turrian77494/
Taurian77402/
Thurian77352/
Tourian77230/
Turkhan77217/
Turzhan7758/
Touryan7747/
Turcean7743/
Turiang7729/
Taurean7725/
Turihan7719/
Torijan7716/
Turzian7712/
Turyant779/
Turshan778/
Tourzan777/
Turyang776/
Torjyan775/
Thorjan775/
Thursan774/
Turiane773/
Turiján772/
Turzane771/
Turcaan771/
Turgean771/
Tauryan771/
Turayon771/
Turgian771/
Turhahn771/
Thuryan771/
Tueryan771/
Turiean771/
Thurean771/
Thirjan771/
Thursang7114/
Tourkhan716/
Thursand713/
Tourshan711/
Turchank711/
Turkhane711/
Thurkhan711/
Tursaint711/
Thurshan711/
Thuriann711/
Tauriane711/
Thoursan710/
Torian671,186/
Tursam67467/
Tursen67445/
Turion67324/
Tirian67253/
Torsan67165/
Turiam67143/
Türsan67126/
Turyanova6771/
Toryan6762/
Tursanova6760/
Turzanova6743/
Turham6741/
Turianová6738/
Turson6734/
Turcon6730/
Torjon6719/
Turianova6716/
Turyam6716/
Turzán6714/
Toršan6712/
Torzan6710/
Tursón673/
Tureon673/
Thuraiyan673/
Tourchane672/
Türhan672/
Turián672/
Toursaint671/
Türyan671/
Turyon671/
Turçanova671/
Turjánová671/
Torján671/
Tourshain671/
Tourssane671/

Turjan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turjan in the Oriya language
ତୁରଜାନturajana-
Turjan in the Marathi language
तुजर्नtujarna33.33
तुजtuja33.33
तुराजनturajana33.33
Turjan in the Hindi language
टुरजनturajana25
तुर्जनturjana25
तुरजनturajana25
टूरजनturajana25

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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
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  • 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 Turjan
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