Turkson Surname

24,051st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Turkson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turkson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana21,8901:1,234201
United States2961:1,224,52386,796
England1471:379,03426,619
Ivory Coast601:384,52113,351
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Türkson (54) are calculated separately.

Turkson (749) may also be a first name.

Turkson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turkson occurs most in Ghana. It may also be found as a variant: Türkson. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turkson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,051st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 323,992 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Turkson live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 300,342nd most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 749 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is carried by 21,890 people, or 1 in 1,234. Other than Ghana this last name exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Turkson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Turkson surname are 1.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.76% registered with the party.

The amount Turkson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.9% more than the national average, earning $46,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $50,823 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Türkson9554/
Turkshond882/
Turksun8640/
Turksen8621/
Torkson862/
Turksan861/
Turgson860/
Turkshound821/
Turksian8016/
Turkshan801/
Turkshund759/
Turkshune751/
Turcsán711,318/
Türksan7147/
Turcsan7130/
Türksen718/
Türksün712/
Torcson712/
Torgson710/
Thurcsan673/
Turxan623/
Turcsanová592/
Turcsánová591/
Türkçen5719/
Torgsen572/
Torcsán571/
Turxanova506/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Turkson
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