Czech surnames
Turek: what the name means
Turek means “Turk”: a dark man, or one who had fought the Turks.
In January 2017, 6,274 people in Czechia were named Turek or Turková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha839
- Around České Budějovice239
- Around Prachatice150
- Around Šumperk127
- Around Brno117
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Turek mean?
Turek means “Turk”: a dark man, or one who had fought the Turks.
How many people are called Turek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 6,274 people in Czechia were named Turek or Turková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Turek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (839), České Budějovice (239), Prachatice (150).