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Where Does The Last Name Turks Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Turks (Arabic: تركيان, Russian: Туркс) occurs most in Iran. It may also appear in the variant forms: Türks or Türkş. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turks? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 206,492^nd most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,631,064 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Turks live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Turks is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 1,206 people, or 1 in 63,667. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Hamadan Province, where 24 percent live, Tehran Province, where 22 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 13 percent live. Excluding Iran it is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Latvia, where 11 percent live.

Turks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Turks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Turks last name grew 837 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Turks Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Turks last name are 12.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.57% registered to vote for the party.

Turks earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.95% less than the national average, earning $33,676 USD per year.