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

The last name Turkey (Arabic: تركيّة, Hindi: तुर्की, Marathi: तुक) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Türkey. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Turkey is the 48,435^th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 684,534 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Turkey live; 82 percent live in North Africa and 82 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 120,033^rd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 3,499 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 8,725 people, or 1 in 10,537. Aside from Egypt Turkey occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 4 percent are found.

Turkey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Turkey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Turkey surname rose 218 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 430 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Turkey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Shiite (83%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Turkey last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Turkey earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 13.22% less than the national average, earning R 206,232 per year; in United States they earn 44.46% less than the national average, earning $23,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.69% less than the national average, earning $33,938 CAD per year.