Türken Surname
Approximately 5,476 people bear this surname
Türken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 5,435 | 1:14,319 | 1,787 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Northern Cyprus | 7 | 1:45,573 | 7,927 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Turken (419) are calculated separately.
Türken (676) may also be a first name.
Türken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Türken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Türken (Georgian: ტურკენ, Oriya: ତୁେକନ) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Turken. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Türken? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 87,786th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,330,816 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Türken live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Türken is also the 318,733rd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 676 people.
The last name Türken is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 5,435 people, or 1 in 14,319. In Turkey Türken is most common in: Denizli Province, where 30 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 10 percent reside and Bursa Province, where 7 percent reside. Not including Turkey it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.
Türken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Türken has changed over time. In The United States it fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Türken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Türken in the Georgian language | ||
| ტურკენ | turken | - |
| Türken in the Oriya language | ||
| ତୁେକନ | tuekana | - |
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Türken Reference & Research
Turk FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Turk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Türken
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis