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

Turks (Arabic: تركيان, Russian: Туркс) is found most frequently in Iran. It can also occur as: Türks or Türkş. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 206,492^nd most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,631,064 people. Turks 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 surname Turks is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 1,206 people, or 1 in 63,667. In Iran Turks is most numerous in: Hamadan Province, where 24 percent live, Tehran Province, where 22 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 13 percent live. Not including Iran this last name occurs 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 who held the Turks surname expanded 837 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Turks Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Turks surname are 12.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.57% being registered with the political 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.