Turuntaš Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Turuntaš Surname User-submission:

The surname Turuntaš comes from the Turkish word turun, which means 'round', and taš, which means 'bowl'.

Turuntaš Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2301:15,3762,900
Serbia351:204,14112,371

The alternate forms: Turuntas (7) are calculated separately.

Turuntaš Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Turuntaš comes from the Turkish word turun, which means 'round', and taš, which means 'bowl'.

- djordje902
DNA test information

Turuntaš Last Name Facts

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

The surname Turuntaš is found most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also be found in the variant forms: Turuntas. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Turuntaš? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 975,866th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. Turuntaš occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Turuntaš are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 15,376. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most frequent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 62 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 38 percent live. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina Turuntaš is found in one country. It also occurs in Serbia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turuntas967/
Turuntay8895/
Tourounta8243/
Turguntash784/
Toruntay75405/
Turumtay7552/
Touroumta713/
Tourounto711/
Toronta671/
Tourountou671/
Tourusintei633/
Torontau631/
Tourountous631/
Toronto53113/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Turuntaš
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