Turkus Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Turkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Hungary311:316,65423,519
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Turkuš (33) are calculated separately.

Turkus Last Name Facts

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

Turkus (Russian: Туркус) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Turkuš. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Turkus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,148,257th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Turkus are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Turkus is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 2,308,656. In The United States Turkus is primarily found in: New York, where 26 percent live, Michigan, where 18 percent live and California, where 15 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 15 percent live and Turkey, where 4 percent live.

Turkus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Turkus surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

Turkus earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.5% more than the national average, earning $67,961 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turkuš9433/
Turkush924/
Turkusz921/
Turcus83430/
Turkos8363/
Torkus835/
Turkuz832/
Tirkus831/
Turkosz77181/
Tourkos7734/
Turkcos775/
Turcuse771/
Turkoss770/
Turkeutz712/
Torkhush711/
Torkos671,041/
Turkoz67171/
Turcuş6782/
Taurkhosh677/
Turcos674/
Turkoź671/
Torcus671/
Tourkouche631/
Turkkoz6213/
Torquus622/
Torkosh621/
Torrcus620/
Thircus620/
Torkhosh572/
Torcos5051/
Torkoš5030/
Türkoz502/
Turqoz501/
Turcoz501/

Turkus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turkus in the Russian language
Туркусturkus-

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Turkus 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 Turkus
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis