Turković Surname

129,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Turković Surname User-submission:

South Slavic surname of Turkish origin

Turković Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1,6971:2,492188
Serbia8391:8,5161,016
Montenegro4281:1,494301
Bosnia and Herzegovina3801:9,3061,887
Slovenia1211:20,5594,606
North Macedonia121:175,12312,543
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Turkovic (480) & Turkovič (99) are calculated separately.

Turković Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

South Slavic surname of Turkish origin

- Philip

Turković Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turković has its highest incidence in Croatia. It may also appear in the variant forms: Turkovic or Turkovič. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Turković? popularity and diffusion

It is the 129,961st most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,092,319 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Turković reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Croatia, where it is borne by 1,697 people, or 1 in 2,492. In Croatia Turković is mostly found in: Karlovac County, where 16 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 11 percent live and Split-Dalmatia County, where 10 percent live. Other than Croatia this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 24 percent live and Montenegro, where 12 percent live.

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