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

Turka (Hindi: तुरका, Marathi: तुक, Oriya: ତୁକ, Russian: Турка) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Turka.

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

Turka is the 89,666^th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,362,158 people. Turka is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Turka live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 56,058^th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 11,405 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 4,435 people, or 1 in 172,957. In India Turka is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 72 percent are found, Telangana, where 21 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 5 percent are found. Not including India Turka occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 5 percent are found and Albania, where 3 percent are found.

Turka Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Turka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Turka surname rose 1,083 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Turka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Turka last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Turka earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 32.36% less than the national average, earning $29,186 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.6% more than the national average, earning $51,472 CAD per year.