Türkay Surname

72,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Türkay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Türkay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6,7561:11,5191,490
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Northern Cyprus241:13,2923,416
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Turkay (93) are calculated separately.

Türkay (4,888) may also be a first name.

Türkay Last Name Facts

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

Türkay is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Turkay. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Türkay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 72,189th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,066,678 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Türkay live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 97,562nd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 4,888 people.

The surname Türkay is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 6,756 people, or 1 in 11,519. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 9 percent are found and Mersin Province, where 7 percent are found. Beside Turkey this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turkay9493/
Türky911/
Türkkaya86338/
Türkad8334/
Tirkay8329/
Türkey8320/
Türkaç831/
Turkaya77116/
Türkiye7741/
Turkhay7740/
Türkhaz7718/
Turkkay777/
Thürkau772/
Türkkaş772/
Tuerkay771/
Turky7311,378/
Tirky735,925/
Turka735,350/
Türke731,371/
Tirka73234/
Türki732/
Tirkey6768,265/
Turkey6710,646/
Türkiş67440/
Turkca67391/
Turkka67313/
Türkeç67236/
Türkis67177/
Thurka67121/
Tirkha67117/
Thürke6796/
Tirkiy6779/
Türcke6742/
Turkai6729/
Tirkky6719/
Tirkuy6715/
Thirka6713/
Turkha6712/
Thurky6710/
Turkky674/
Turqay674/
Türkei673/
Turkau672/
Tirkoy672/
Turrka672/
Turkaa671/
Turkea671/
Tirkai671/
Thirky671/
Tirkaa671/
Turcka671/
Tircky671/
Turkyi671/
Turkoy671/
Tirkah671/
Ttirky671/
Tierka671/
Tirkyi671/
Turcky671/

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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 Türkay
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