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 most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Türke or Tűrke. Click here for further potential spellings of Turke.

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

The last name Turke is the 265,540^th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 4,947,417 people. The surname Turke is mostly found in Asia, where 42 percent of Turke reside; 23 percent reside in North America and 23 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Turke is also the 475,334^th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 338 people.

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

Turke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Turke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 902 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 61 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Turke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Turke surname are 1.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.25% being registered to vote for the political 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.