Turkas Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Turkas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turkas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1111:410,11449,291
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
England91:6,190,895170,599
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Turkas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turkas (Marathi: तुकर्स, Russian: Туркас) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turkas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Turkas is the 1,374,607th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name Turkas is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Turkas live; 78 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 410,114. In Ukraine Turkas is most prevalent in: Lviv Oblast, where 75 percent reside, Mykolaiv Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Ternopil Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Ukraine this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Poland, where 6 percent reside.

Turkas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (38%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Turkas are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Turkas earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.76% less than the national average, earning $29,012 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turkash9259/
Turkasz9239/
Tourkas9228/
Turkkas9226/
Turcas831,197/
Turkos8363/
Torkas8312/
Tirkas8310/
Turkasova8031/
Tourkasse801/
Torkash77244/
Turkosz77181/
Turkach7766/
Tirkash7750/
Tourkos7734/
Turkots7721/
Turkose7713/
Turkacz7711/
Torkaas778/
Torkhas777/
Turkcos775/
Ttirkas771/
Turkoss770/
Turkashova7510/
Turquais71346/
Turkotse7138/
Thorkaas716/
Turkoise711/
Torkos671,041/
Turcaz67201/
Turkoz67171/
Turkoć6718/
Torcas6712/
Taurkhosh677/
Tirkos675/
Turcás675/
Torkaz675/
Turcaş674/
Turcos674/
Turkoź671/
Tirkaz671/
Türkaç671/

Turkas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turkas in the Marathi language
तुकर्सtukarsa50
तुकरसtukarasa50
Turkas in the Russian language
Туркасturkas-

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Turkas Reference & Research

Turk FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Turk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Turkas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis