Türke Surname

281,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Türke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Türke Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2491:64,4568,283
Turkey421:1,852,89166,380
Hungary291:338,49224,545
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Austria151:567,69652,281
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Turke (1,473) & Tűrke (3) are calculated separately.

Türke Last Name Facts

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

Türke is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Turke or Tűrke. Click here to see other possible spellings of Türke.

How Common Is The Last Name Türke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 281,430th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,315,497 people. The last name Türke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Türke live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Türke is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,249 people, or 1 in 64,456. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saxony, where 32 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 3 percent reside and Hungary, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turke931,473/
Tűrke933/
Türkeç91236/
Thürke9196/
Türcke9142/
Türkey9120/
Türkei913/
Türkkes8314/
Thürcke836/
Tirke80960/
Türki802/
Türky801/
Türkeová7710/
Tirkey7368,265/
Turkey7310,646/
Türkay736,832/
Tirkee734,655/
Türkiş73440/
Turkie73294/
Türkis73177/
Turkei73126/
Tuerke7397/
Turcke7361/
Tirkei7326/
Thurke7323/
Tirkie7321/
Turkeh7321/
Turkee736/
Thirke735/
Turkea731/
Tirkeu731/
Turkieh6788/
Tirkkey6725/
Tirkeey677/
Tuercke675/
Turkeih673/
Ttirkey673/
Tierkey672/
Tirrkey672/
Tirkhee671/
Thurkey671/
Turckey671/
Thirkey671/
Thirkie671/
Tirckey671/
Thuerke671/
Turkeey670/
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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 Türke
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