Turkov Surname

118,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Turkov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,8721:50,1826,607
Ukraine3851:118,24116,791
Belarus2611:36,4036,310
Israel831:103,10411,791
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Kyrgyzstan571:104,78312,575
Kazakhstan481:368,38529,407
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Moldova71:508,76732,975
England51:11,143,612252,590
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Turkov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Turkov (Georgian: ტურკოვი, Russian: Турков) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turkov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 118,741st most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,882,114 people. The last name Turkov is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Turkov reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 2,872 people, or 1 in 50,182. In Russia Turkov is most numerous in: Kurgan Oblast, where 11 percent reside, Moscow, where 7 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Beside Russia it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 10 percent reside and Belarus, where 7 percent reside.

Turkov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Turkov last name is predominantly Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (94%) in Belarus and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Turkov last name are 6.51% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 53.28% being registered with the political party.

Turkov earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.05% less than the national average, earning $37,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turkova924,718/
Turkovs9228/
Tourkov9210/
Turkoev921/
Turkhov921/
Tourkova8615/
Turkav83440/
Turkow8382/
Turcov8328/
Tirkov8328/
Turkev834/
Turkof833/
Turkop831/
Torkhov77881/
Turkeev77301/
Thurkow77125/
Turkaev7753/
Tourkow7732/
Turkopp7729/
Turkoff777/
Turcova773/
Torckov772/
Torgkov771/
Türkova771/
Torhkov771/
Turkopf770/
Torzhkov71210/
Turkhaev7129/
Tourkoff712/
Thuerkow711/
Turków6735/
Thuerkoff6717/
Torcov672/
Theurkouf671/
Turkaw671/

Turkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turkov in the Georgian language
ტურკოვიturkovi-
Turkov in the Russian language
Турковturkov-

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Turkov 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 Turkov
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