Türkel Surname
Approximately 8,639 people bear this surname
Türkel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 8,459 | 1:9,200 | 1,219 |
| Germany | 103 | 1:781,606 | 57,825 |
| Northern Cyprus | 45 | 1:7,089 | 1,629 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Turkel (1,234) are calculated separately.
Türkel (213) may also be a first name.
Türkel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Türkel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Türkel is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Turkel. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Türkel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 58,519th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 843,564 people. The last name Türkel is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Türkel are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Türkel is also the 619,385th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 213 people.
The last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 8,459 people, or 1 in 9,200. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 10 percent reside and Samsun Province, where 9 percent reside. Other than Turkey it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkel | 94 | 1,234 | / |
| Türkl | 91 | 8 | / |
| Tirkel | 83 | 50 | / |
| Turkell | 77 | 75 | / |
| Türkgil | 77 | 73 | / |
| Turkiel | 77 | 41 | / |
| Turckel | 77 | 10 | / |
| Thirkel | 77 | 6 | / |
| Thurkel | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tierkel | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tuerkel | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tirkiel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Türkleş | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tirkell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Turkl | 73 | 19 | / |
| Thirkell | 71 | 1,530 | / |
| Thierkel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thirckel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Thurkell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tirkil | 67 | 64 | / |
| Thurkl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Turkyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Turquel | 62 | 11 | / |
| Tirkill | 62 | 1 | / |
| Thirkil | 62 | 0 | / |
| Thirkill | 57 | 686 | / |
| Thurkill | 57 | 37 | / |
| Turcl | 55 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Türkel
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