Turkow Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Turkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Turków (35) are calculated separately.

Turkow Last Name Facts

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

Turkow is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Turków. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turkow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Turkow is the 2,075,631st most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Turkow reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 4,588,088. In The United States Turkow is primarily found in: New York, where 28 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside and North Carolina, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 2 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Turkow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Turkow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Turkow surname increased 7,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Turkow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Turkow last name are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.22% being registered with the political party.

Turkow earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.29% more than the national average, earning $44,570 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turków9435/
Thurkow92125/
Tourkow9232/
Thuerkow861/
Turkov833,872/
Turkof833/
Turkaw831/
Turkova774,718/
Thürkow77115/
Turkovs7728/
Tourkov7710/
Turkoff777/
Turkoev771/
Turkhov771/
Turkopf770/
Tourkova7115/
Tourkoff712/
Tierkhow710/
Turkav67440/
Turcov6728/
Tirkov6728/
Thuerkoff6717/
Theurkouf671/
Torkhov62881/
Torkoff6218/
Turkauf629/
Turcova623/
Turcoff623/
Torckov622/
Torgkov621/
Torhkov621/
Türkova621/
Turkkab621/
Torzhkov57210/
Thurkauf5719/
Tierkoff570/
Theurkauf5344/
Thierkopf5319/
Thierkoff530/
Theurkauff5036/
Torcov502/

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Turkow 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 Turkow
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis