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

Turku (Arabic: تركو, Hindi: तुर्कू, Oriya: ତୁକୁର୍, Russian: Турку) is carried by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 272,373rd most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,099,752 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Turku are found; 41 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 40 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 416,125th most commonly used given name on earth, held by 426 people.

The surname Turku is most widespread in Albania, where it is held by 526 people, or 1 in 5,540. In Albania Turku is most numerous in: Fier County, where 35 percent are found, Durrës County, where 24 percent are found and Tirana County, where 20 percent are found. Beside Albania Turku occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 19 percent are found and Russia, where 12 percent are found.

Turku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly 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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