Turkbay Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Turkbay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turkbay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran591:1,301,39954,450
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Türkbay (287) are calculated separately.

Turkbay (25) may also be a first name.

Turkbay Last Name Facts

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

Turkbay is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Türkbay. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turkbay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,372,517th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Turkbay live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Turkbay is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname Turkbay is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 1,301,399. In Iran Turkbay is most frequent in: Hamadan Province, where 39 percent reside, Alborz Province, where 29 percent reside and Kermanshah Province, where 15 percent reside. Besides Iran Turkbay occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kyrgyzstan, where 8 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

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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 Turkbay
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