Turkel Surname

306,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Turkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7741:468,29339,860
India1781:4,309,356113,912
Israel831:103,10411,791
France581:1,145,219121,886
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England211:2,653,24194,788
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Türkel (8,639) are calculated separately.

Turkel (64) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Türkel948,639/
Turkell9275/
Turkiel9241/
Turckel9210/
Thurkel925/
Tuerkel922/
Tourkel921/
Turkl9119/
Turkcell8615/
Thurkell860/
Torkel83153/
Tirkel8350/
Turcel8347/
Turkyl831/
Tourkl831/
Thurkl831/
Torkkel77303/
Torkell7753/
Turcell7722/
Turquel7711/
Thirkel776/
Toerkel773/
Tierkel773/
Tirkiel771/
Tirkell770/
Türkl738/
Turcl731/
Thirkell711,530/
Thurkill7137/
Torkkell7124/
Torckell718/
Thierkel711/
Toerkell711/
Turklova711/
Turchell710/
Thirckel710/
Thurkild710/
Tirkil6764/
Turcil672/
Torkil671/
Türkgil6273/
Türkleş621/
Tirkill621/
Thirkil620/
Thirkill57686/
Turquilt571/
Torql5514/
Thourquill500/

Turkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turkel in the Georgian language
ტურკელturkel-
Turkel in the Hindi language
तुर्केलturkela-
Turkel in the Marathi language
तुकलtukala90.7
तुकळtukala4.65
तुरकेलturakela2.79
तुकेलर्tukelar1.86
Turkel in the Russian language
Туркельturkel-

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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
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