Törk Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Törk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Törk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2671:291,46619,252
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Tork (7,377) are calculated separately.

Törk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Törk has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may be found as: Tork. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Törk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 937,786th most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Törk are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 291,466. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Kars Province, where 27 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 18 percent are found and Kocaeli Province, where 18 percent are found. Beside Turkey it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent are found and Hungary, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tork927,377/
Törkő8946/
Törke8924/
Törck8913/
Thörk891/
Tark756,534/
Terk75867/
Tärk7567/
Törková732/
Torck67340/
Tarkh67271/
Torkh6748/
Thark6714/
Taerk6712/
Thork679/
Toerk674/
Terck673/
Tahrk671/
Tarkk671/
Tarck671/
Terrk671/
Teerk670/
Tuirk670/
Therk670/
Tarrk670/
Torrk670/

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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 Törk
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