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

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

Turuntaš Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turuntaš is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Turuntas. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turuntaš? popularity and diffusion

The last name Turuntaš is the 975,866th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Turuntaš reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Turuntaš is most commonly occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 15,376. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 62 percent are found and Republika Srpska, where 38 percent are found. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina Turuntaš is found in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turuntas967/
Turuntay8895/
Tourounta8243/
Turguntash784/
Toruntay75405/
Turumtay7552/
Touroumta713/
Tourounto711/
Toronta671/
Tourountou671/
Tourusintei633/
Torontau631/
Tourountous631/
Toronto53113/

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