Turkawi Surname
Approximately 12,501 people bear this surname
Turkawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 12,040 | 1:3,115 | 437 |
| Syria | 243 | 1:79,428 | 3,168 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Jordan | 11 | 1:803,858 | 14,945 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Turkawi Demographics
Turkawi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Turkawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Turkawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Turkawi (Arabic: التركاوي) occurs in Sudan more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Turkawi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 41,746th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 582,957 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Turkawi are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.
The last name Turkawi is most widespread in Sudan, where it is carried by 12,040 people, or 1 in 3,115. Apart from Sudan it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 2 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.
Turkawi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Turkawi surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkawy | 86 | 170 | / |
| Turkawa | 86 | 32 | / |
| Tirkawi | 86 | 16 | / |
| Turkkavi | 80 | 14 | / |
| Turkowid | 80 | 12 | / |
| Turkava | 71 | 10 | / |
| Turkevi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Torkawe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Turkovi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Turkowyd | 67 | 42 | / |
| Turkovid | 67 | 5 | / |
| Turkevei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torkavyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torkhavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Turkovis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Turkovich | 63 | 748 | / |
| Turkavets | 63 | 4 | / |
| Turkovy | 57 | 4 | / |
| Torkovi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Turkovyd | 53 | 61 | / |
| Túrkevei | 53 | 1 | / |
| Turcovich | 50 | 74 | / |
| Turkovets | 50 | 69 | / |
| Turkovych | 50 | 9 | / |
| Turqovich | 50 | 1 | / |
Turkawi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Turkawi in the Arabic language | ||
| التركاوي | altrkawy | - |
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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 Turkawi
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