Turkel Surname
Approximately 1,234 people bear this surname
Turkel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 774 | 1:468,293 | 39,860 |
| India | 178 | 1:4,309,356 | 113,912 |
| Israel | 83 | 1:103,104 | 11,791 |
| France | 58 | 1:1,145,219 | 121,886 |
| Afghanistan | 25 | 1:1,286,127 | 11,103 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Türkel (8,639) are calculated separately.
Turkel (64) may also be a first name.
Turkel Demographics
Average Turkel Salary in
United States
$53,555 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Turkel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Turkel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Turkel (Georgian: ტურკელ, Hindi: तुर्केल, Marathi: तुकल, Russian: Туркель) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Türkel. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Turkel? popularity and diffusion
The last name Turkel is the 306,393rd most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,905,629 people. The last name Turkel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Turkel live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 64 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 774 people, or 1 in 468,293. In The United States Turkel is most prevalent in: New York, where 31 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.
Turkel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Turkel are 0.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.62% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Turkel earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 24.12% more than the national average, earning $53,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 52.21% more than the national average, earning $75,623 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Türkel | 94 | 8,639 | / |
| Turkell | 92 | 75 | / |
| Turkiel | 92 | 41 | / |
| Turckel | 92 | 10 | / |
| Thurkel | 92 | 5 | / |
| Tuerkel | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tourkel | 92 | 1 | / |
| Turkl | 91 | 19 | / |
| Turkcell | 86 | 15 | / |
| Thurkell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Torkel | 83 | 153 | / |
| Tirkel | 83 | 50 | / |
| Turcel | 83 | 47 | / |
| Turkyl | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tourkl | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thurkl | 83 | 1 | / |
| Torkkel | 77 | 303 | / |
| Torkell | 77 | 53 | / |
| Turcell | 77 | 22 | / |
| Turquel | 77 | 11 | / |
| Thirkel | 77 | 6 | / |
| Toerkel | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tierkel | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tirkiel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tirkell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Türkl | 73 | 8 | / |
| Turcl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thirkell | 71 | 1,530 | / |
| Thurkill | 71 | 37 | / |
| Torkkell | 71 | 24 | / |
| Torckell | 71 | 8 | / |
| Thierkel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toerkell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Turklova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Turchell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Thirckel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Thurkild | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tirkil | 67 | 64 | / |
| Turcil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Torkil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Türkgil | 62 | 73 | / |
| Türkleş | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tirkill | 62 | 1 | / |
| Thirkil | 62 | 0 | / |
| Thirkill | 57 | 686 | / |
| Turquilt | 57 | 1 | / |
| Torql | 55 | 14 | / |
| Thourquill | 50 | 0 | / |
Turkel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Turkel in the Georgian language | ||
| ტურკელ | turkel | - |
| Turkel in the Hindi language | ||
| तुर्केल | turkela | - |
| Turkel in the Marathi language | ||
| तुकल | tukala | 90.7 |
| तुकळ | tukala | 4.65 |
| तुरकेल | turakela | 2.79 |
| तुकेलर् | tukelar | 1.86 |
| Turkel in the Russian language | ||
| Туркель | turkel | - |
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Turkel 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 Turkel
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis