Turns Surname

230,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Turns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,0231:75,0567,769
United States4781:758,28259,111
England1651:337,68524,727
Australia281:964,13257,058
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
India141:54,790,384527,769
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Wales41:773,63329,106
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

Turns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turns is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Turns? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 230,318th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,147,721 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Turns reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 1,023 people, or 1 in 75,056. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Qazvin Province, where 85 percent reside, Gilan Province, where 13 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 2 percent reside. Barring Iran it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Turns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Turns has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 460 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 717 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Turns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Turns last name are 39.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.21% registered with the political party.

Turns earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.48% more than the national average, earning $43,356 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tourns917/
Turins915/
Thurns914/
Turnst910/
Turnns910/
Taurins83598/
Turrens8370/
Taurens8319/
Teurins831/
Thurins831/
Turions830/
Torns80242/
Taurinsh778/
Taurynsh776/
Turenshe771/
Torens7343/
Tornås7339/
Torins736/
Tirins734/
Torrns733/
Turnce733/
Tirens731/
Turnch731/
Torrens6710,387/
Tierens67519/
Toorens6747/
Thornæs6742/
Torrins6731/
Torréns677/
Turnche671/
Teurinx671/
Turinze671/
Tirinsh671/
Turinch671/
Turenjt671/

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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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  • 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 Turns
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