Tüfek Surname
Approximately 3,459 people bear this surname
Tüfek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,423 | 1:22,735 | 2,628 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Tufek (224) are calculated separately.
Tüfek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tüfek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tüfek (Hindi: तुफेक, Marathi: तुफेक) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Tufek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tüfek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 130,762nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,106,836 people. The surname Tüfek occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Tüfek reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
This surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 3,423 people, or 1 in 22,735. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 13 percent reside, Bursa Province, where 7 percent reside and Eskisehir Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Denmark, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tufek | 93 | 224 | / |
| Tifek | 80 | 4 | / |
| Taufek | 73 | 531 | / |
| Tuffek | 73 | 51 | / |
| Toufek | 73 | 11 | / |
| Towfek | 73 | 10 | / |
| Tufeek | 73 | 8 | / |
| Toofek | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tufeck | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tiwfek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuefek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taufeek | 67 | 172 | / |
| Taufiek | 67 | 104 | / |
| Toufeek | 67 | 36 | / |
| Towfeek | 67 | 16 | / |
| Taufekh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Taufeck | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tauffek | 67 | 6 | / |
| Toofeek | 67 | 6 | / |
| Towfiek | 67 | 6 | / |
| Taufeik | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dtaufek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toefeek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touffek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teufeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tufekcı | 67 | 1 | / |
Tüfek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tüfek in the Hindi language | ||
| तुफेक | tupheka | - |
| Tüfek in the Marathi language | ||
| तुफेक | tupheka | 80 |
| तुफॅक | tupheka | 20 |
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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
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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 Tüfek
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