View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Turk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Turk (Arabic: تيرك, Hindi: तुर्क, Marathi: तुक, Oriya: ତୁକଦ୍, Russian: Турк) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Türk or Tűrk. For other possible spellings of Turk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Turk is the 11,116^th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 144,211 people. The last name Turk is mostly found in Asia, where 35 percent of Turk reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 28 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 206,443^rd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 1,429 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 14,214 people, or 1 in 25,500. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 120 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 14 percent reside and Jordan, where 11 percent reside.

Turk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Turk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Turk surname increased 747 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 536 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Turk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Turk last name is principally Presbyterian (35%) in Ireland, Muslim (100%) in Russia and Sunni (62%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Turk surname are 13.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.24% registered with the party.

The amount Turk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 73.4% more than the national average, earning 600,112 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 189.17% more than the national average, earning R 687,168 per year; in United States they earn 5.22% more than the national average, earning $45,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.8% more than the national average, earning $59,520 CAD per year.