Turku Surname

272,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Turku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania5261:5,5401,048
Finland2731:20,1342,847
Russia1671:863,01269,440
Nigeria1591:1,114,10545,936
Ukraine741:615,17266,879
Moldova481:74,1959,744
Kosovo471:39,6143,506
India221:34,866,608408,224
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Serbia91:793,88326,061
England81:6,964,757184,742
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Turku (426) may also be a first name.

Turku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Turku (Arabic: تركو, Hindi: तुर्कू, Oriya: ତୁକୁର୍, Russian: Турку) is more frequently found in Albania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Turku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 272,373rd most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,099,752 people. The last name Turku occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Turku live; 41 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 40 percent live in Albano-Europe. It is also the 416,125th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 426 people.

The last name Turku is most commonly occurring in Albania, where it is carried by 526 people, or 1 in 5,540. In Albania Turku is primarily concentrated in: Fier County, where 35 percent are found, Durrës County, where 24 percent are found and Tirana County, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Albania Turku occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 19 percent are found and Russia, where 12 percent are found.

Turku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (33%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

The amount Turku earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.12% less than the national average, earning $46,144 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turkuš9133/
Turkcu915/
Thurku915/
Turkuh912/
Turkau912/
Turkuz912/
Tuirku911/
Turkou911/
Tourkou8320/
Turkhud8317/
Turkush834/
Tourkui832/
Turkusz831/
Turkhuu831/
Turcu8017,537/
Torku801,731/
Turkó8018/
Tirku8017/
Turkeutz772/
Turcus73430/
Turcut73143/
Turcuş7382/
Turcuș7355/
Tirkuy7315/
Torkou7315/
Turcuț736/
Tirkou732/
Tourkó732/
Tirkeu731/
Turcau731/
Turcou731/
Turcaud67249/
Turcuit674/
Thürkau672/
Torkhui672/
Teurcou671/
Turcutt670/
Turquaud6231/
Tuircuit6228/
Turcó602/

Turku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turku in the Hindi language
तुर्कूturku-
Turku in the Oriya language
ତୁକୁର୍tukur70
ଟୁକୁର୍tukur20
ତୁରୁକୁturuku10
Turku in the Russian language
Туркуturku-
Turku in the Arabic language
تركوtrkw-

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Turku 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 Turku
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