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

Turkish (Arabic: تركيه) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Türkish. Click here to see other potential spellings of Turkish.

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

The last name is the 263,749^th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,907,438 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Turkish reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Turkish is also the 314,325^th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 692 people.

It is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 781 people, or 1 in 41,169. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Nangarhar, where 15 percent are found, Kabul, where 15 percent are found and Paktika, where 14 percent are found. Not including Afghanistan this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 19 percent are found and Egypt, where 14 percent are found.

Turkish Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Turkish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Turkish surname expanded 14,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Turkish Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Turkish are 5.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.63% being registered with the party.

Turkish earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 71.64% more than the national average, earning $74,061 USD per year.