Turkesh Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Turkesh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 165 | 1:465,349 | 28,356 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Turkesh (16) may also be a first name.
Turkesh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Turkesh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Turkesh (Marathi: तुकश, Russian: Туркеш) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Turkesh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,321,499th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Turkesh live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Turkesh is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 16 people.
The last name Turkesh is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 465,349. In Iran Turkesh is mostly concentrated in: Isfahan Province, where 88 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Iran this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkes | 92 | 82 | / |
| Turkish | 86 | 1,485 | / |
| Turkash | 86 | 59 | / |
| Turckes | 86 | 36 | / |
| Turkees | 86 | 23 | / |
| Tirkesh | 86 | 12 | / |
| Turkysh | 86 | 5 | / |
| Tuerkes | 86 | 2 | / |
| Turkets | 86 | 1 | / |
| Turkeshova | 82 | 10 | / |
| Turkisch | 80 | 4 | / |
| Turkeš | 77 | 423 | / |
| Turkis | 77 | 114 | / |
| Türkes | 77 | 32 | / |
| Tirkes | 77 | 26 | / |
| Turkys | 77 | 11 | / |
| Torkes | 77 | 5 | / |
| Turkez | 77 | 3 | / |
| Turces | 77 | 3 | / |
| Turkej | 77 | 1 | / |
| Turkeş | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taurkhosh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Turkosz | 71 | 181 | / |
| Turques | 71 | 157 | / |
| Tirkash | 71 | 50 | / |
| Torkysh | 71 | 45 | / |
| Turkich | 71 | 30 | / |
| Torkish | 71 | 17 | / |
| Türkkes | 71 | 14 | / |
| Turkyts | 71 | 12 | / |
| Turkych | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tuerkis | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tourkis | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tirkish | 71 | 4 | / |
| Türkish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Turkitch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Turquets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Turkoise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tourcess | 67 | 1 | / |
Turkesh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Turkesh in the Marathi language | ||
| तुकश | tukasa | - |
| Turkesh in the Russian language | ||
| Туркеш | turkes | - |
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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 Turkesh
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