Turtschi Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Turtschi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turtschi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2291:35,8645,201
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Turtschi Last Name Facts

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

Turtschi is most common in Switzerland. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Turtschi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Turtschi is the 1,052,587th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Turtschi reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 35,864. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Bern, where 70 percent reside, Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 8 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Switzerland this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turtchi930/
Turtschy8810/
Turhtchi881/
Turchi868,035/
Turtscher8233/
Turchio80173/
Tourchi8045/
Turchii8020/
Turchyi804/
Turchiy802/
Turci774,652/
Turtscer754/
Türtscher71596/
Turcsi71216/
Turczi7191/
Turcci7187/
Turchy7115/
Turcie716/
Turche714/
Tirtsi711/
Turtchett710/
Tourche6762/
Toorchi677/
Turzhyi675/
Tourchy675/
Turzhiy671/
Turcioa671/

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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 Turtschi
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