Turkana Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Turkana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 195 | 1:678,201 | 52,887 |
| Iran | 23 | 1:3,338,371 | 97,100 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Turkana (177) may also be a first name.
Turkana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Turkana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Turkana (Arabic: التركاني, Georgian: ტურკანა, Oriya: ତୁକ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Turkana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,055,483rd most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname Turkana occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Turkana reside; 82 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 82 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Turkana is also the 685,598th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 177 people.
The last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 678,201. In Indonesia Turkana is most common in: West Java, where 100 percent live. Besides Indonesia Turkana is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 10 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkanah | 93 | 25 | / |
| Turkanna | 93 | 9 | / |
| Turkane | 86 | 403 | / |
| Turkani | 86 | 75 | / |
| Turkano | 86 | 2 | / |
| Turkena | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tirkana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Turkhani | 80 | 50 | / |
| Turkanis | 80 | 49 | / |
| Toorkana | 80 | 6 | / |
| Turkaneh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Turkhane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tourkane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Turkkani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Turkamne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Turkanni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Torkhanha | 75 | 149 | / |
| Tourkhani | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tourkouna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Turzkhani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Torkani | 71 | 404 | / |
| Turcano | 71 | 69 | / |
| Turkone | 71 | 30 | / |
| Turcany | 71 | 28 | / |
| Torkano | 71 | 26 | / |
| Turcani | 71 | 7 | / |
| Turkoni | 71 | 4 | / |
| Torkane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tirkena | 71 | 2 | / |
| Torkany | 71 | 1 | / |
| Torcana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Torkhani | 67 | 964 | / |
| Türkkani | 67 | 219 | / |
| Turkonje | 67 | 93 | / |
| Toorcana | 67 | 30 | / |
| Turquano | 67 | 5 | / |
| Torkhany | 67 | 3 | / |
| Turcanyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Torhkani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torkanei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torkaneh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toorkani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Turkoone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Türkaneh | 67 | 1 | / |
Turkana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Turkana in the Georgian language | ||
| ტურკანა | turkana | 92.68 |
| თურკანა | turkana | 7.32 |
| Turkana in the Oriya language | ||
| ତୁକ | tuka | 72.73 |
| ତୁକର୍ାନା | tukarana | 18.18 |
| ତୁକନା | tukana | 9.09 |
| Turkana in the Arabic language | ||
| التركاني | altrkany | - |
| توركاني | twrkany | - |
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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 Turkana
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