Turkmen Surname

17,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkmenistan
Highest density in:
Turkmenistan

Turkmen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turkmen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkmenistan29,8661:18437
Iran8421:91,1919,144
France3551:187,10629,101
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Netherlands1341:126,02419,691
Afghanistan1201:267,9434,426
England1041:535,75133,356
Russia801:1,801,538116,326
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Israel341:251,69522,987
Greece241:461,65859,466
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Finland141:392,62226,475
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
China111:124,301,9616,553
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Northern Cyprus51:63,8028,731
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
San Marino11:33,214932
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

The alternate forms: Türkmen (77,868) are calculated separately.

Turkmen (3,921) may also be a first name.

Turkmen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Turkmen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Turkmen (Russian: Туркмен) occurs most in Turkmenistan. It can also appear as a variant: Türkmen. For other potential spellings of Turkmen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turkmen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 17,190th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 225,998 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Turkmen reside; 93 percent reside in Central Asia and 93 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Turkmen is also the 111,846th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 3,921 people.

Turkmen is most widespread in Turkmenistan, where it is held by 29,866 people, or 1 in 184. Barring Turkmenistan this surname exists in 59 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 3 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Turkmen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Turkmen last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Turkmen are 0.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.57% registered to vote for the political party.

Turkmen earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $44,786 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Türkmen9577,868/
Tuerkmen9310/
Tourkmen931/
Torkmen8611/
Turqmen864/
Turkmin862/
Turkmenova82574/
Torkmn774/
Türkmenová712/
Turkminova711/
Türkmem711/

Turkmen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turkmen in the Russian language
Туркменturkmen-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Turkmen
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