Turková Surname

132,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Turková Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turková Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3,3311:3,192281
Slovakia721:74,11714,362
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Turkova (4,718), Türková (20) & Türkova (1) are calculated separately.

Turková Last Name Facts

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

Turková occurs in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Turkova, Türková or Türkova. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Turková? popularity and diffusion

Turková is the 132,588th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,140,877 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Turková live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is held by 3,331 people, or 1 in 3,192. In Czechia Turková is mostly found in: Prague, where 14 percent are found, South Bohemian Region, where 14 percent are found and Central Bohemian Region, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Czechia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 2 percent are found and Wales, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turkova954,718/
Türková9520/
Tourková9382/
Taurková936/
Türkova901/
Tirková863/
Tourkova8015/
Turkovas801/
Turk7350,534/
Torkova7153/
Tirkova7126/
Turkava7110/
Turgova714/
Turcova713/
Turck672,765/
Turke671,473/
Torkhova671,153/
Tourk671,000/
Thurk67283/
Turkh67207/
Turqk671/
Dturk671/
Torzkova671/
Turkx671/
Taurk671/
Tuirk670/

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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 Turková
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