Török Surname

15,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Török Surname User-submission:

Hungarian (Török). This is a ethnic name from Hungarian török which mean 'Turkish'. The name was borne by people of ethnic Turkish descent, and also is given to people who were captured by the Turks or someone who had taken part in the wars against the Turks at time of Ottoman Empire.

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Török Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary33,1291:29620
Romania9731:20,6352,638
Slovakia8321:6,414582
Germany1691:476,36441,414
Austria1381:61,7069,592
Czechia771:138,09721,749
Sweden661:149,19310,483
Slovenia391:63,7879,424
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Belgium171:676,27358,718
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Torök (5), Törok (4), Tórök (1), Torok (10,244), Tőrők (276), Tórók (2), Tőrok (1) & Tôrôk (1) are calculated separately.

Török (13) may also be a first name.

Török Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hungarian (Török). This is a ethnic name from Hungarian török which mean 'Turkish'. The name was borne by people of ethnic Turkish descent, and also is given to people who were captured by the Turks or someone who had taken part in the wars against the Turks at time of Ottoman Empire.

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Török Last Name Facts

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

Török is more commonly found in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Torök, Törok, Tórök, Torok, Tőrők, Tórók, Tőrok or Tôrôk. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Török? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,685th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 205,092 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Török are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. Török is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 13 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 33,129 people, or 1 in 296. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Budapest, where 14 percent reside, Pest County, where 12 percent reside and Csongrád County, where 11 percent reside. Besides Hungary it occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 3 percent reside and Slovakia, where 2 percent reside.

Török Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Török has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Török surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Török Last Name Statistics demography

Török earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.14% more than the national average, earning R 444,708 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torök935/
Törok934/
Tórök931/
Töröki911/
Törk89280/
Torok8710,244/
Tőrők87276/
Tórók872/
Tőrok871/
Tôrôk871/
Törkő8046/
Tröck8028/
Törke8024/
Törek8017/
Törck8013/
Dörök8012/
Törék808/
Törkö803/
Terök801/
Törökova771/
Trk7520/
Töreki731,015/
Töreky73284/
Törkkö731/
Törkey731/
Törkei731/
Töreck731/
Türk67104,667/
Turk6750,534/
Tork677,377/
Tark676,534/
Trak671,772/
Tryk671,401/
Terk67867/
Trik67843/
Trok67675/
Tirk67435/
Törkhüü67374/
Dörk67286/
Truk67205/
Tyrk67107/
Tärk6767/
Trek6759/
Trög6759/
Trka6733/
Tűrk6727/
Trki6711/
Trke679/
Trku676/
Wtrk671/
Trkk671/
Tírk671/
Tőrk671/
Trko671/
Trky671/
Taraek552/
Toroek551/
Toeroek5051/
Terhoek506/

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Török Reference & Research

Turk FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Turk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Török
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