View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Turke (Georgian: ტურკე, Hindi: तुर्के, Marathi: तुक, Russian: Турке) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Türke or Tűrke. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 265,540^th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,947,417 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 42 percent of Turke are found; 23 percent are found in North America and 23 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 475,334^th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 338 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 370 people, or 1 in 979,619. In The United States Turke is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 21 percent are found, Michigan, where 16 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 12 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 22 percent are found and India, where 20 percent are found.

Turke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Turke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Turke surname grew 902 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 61 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Turke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Turke last name are 1.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.25% being registered to vote for the party.

Turke earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $42,874 USD per year.