Şentürk Surname
Approximately 74,333 people bear this surname
Şentürk Surname User-submission:
The Şentürk surname means 'joyful Turk'. Şen in Turkish means 'joyful', 'happy', 'blissful'.
Şentürk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 74,164 | 1:1,049 | 146 |
| Northern Cyprus | 146 | 1:2,185 | 270 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
The alternate forms: Sentürk (1,044), Şenturk (1) & Senturk (734) are calculated separately.
Şentürk (1,943) may also be a first name.
Şentürk Surname Meaning
Şentürk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şentürk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Şentürk has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can also be found in the variant forms: Sentürk, Şenturk or Senturk. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Şentürk? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,630th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 98,039 people. The surname Şentürk occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Şentürk live; 79 percent live in West Asia and 79 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 172,009th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 1,943 people.
Şentürk is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 74,164 people, or 1 in 1,049. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent live, Bursa Province, where 11 percent live and Ankara Province, where 7 percent live. Outside of Turkey this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.
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Footnotes
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