Türk Surname

5,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Türk Surname User-submission:

The surname Türk means 'Turkish'.

Türk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey95,6451:814103
Germany6,0421:13,3241,722
Austria1,3371:6,369767
Hungary6711:14,6291,656
Estonia3071:4,306394
Northern Cyprus2341:1,363129
Slovakia861:62,05211,997
Switzerland821:100,15810,705
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Czechia391:272,65335,847
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Slovenia261:95,68011,418
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Turk (50,534) & Tűrk (27) are calculated separately.

Türk (149) may also be a first name.

Türk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Türk means 'Turkish'.

- ibohannut

Türk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Türk occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Turk or Tűrk. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Türk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,413th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 69,626 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Türk live; 80 percent live in West Asia and 80 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 754,880th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 149 people.

The last name Türk is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 95,645 people, or 1 in 814. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside and Denizli Province, where 5 percent reside. Barring Turkey this last name exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 6 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turk9250,534/
Tűrk9227/
Türck89239/
Thürk89228/
Türks8987/
Türkş891/
Thürke8096/
Thürck8043/
Türcke8042/
Türcks801/
Tirk75435/
Türg752/
Türksch7334/
Türková7320/
Thürcke736/
Türkova731/
Turck672,765/
Tuerk67670/
Thurk67283/
Turkh67207/
Tierk6713/
Tűrke673/
Dturk671/
Turqk671/
Tirck671/
Thirk671/
Tuerck60178/
Thuerk6098/
Thurck6010/
D'Turk601/
Thuerck5518/
Tirc50151/
Turq50115/
Turg505/
Tirq503/
Tirg503/

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