Turu
Estonian
Etymology
From turg (“marketplace”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈturu/, [ˈturu]
- Rhymes: -uru
- Hyphenation: Tu‧ru
Proper noun
Turu (genitive Turu, partitive Turu)
- Turku (a city and municipality of Southwest Finland, Finland)
- Turusse / Turgu ― to Turku
- Turus ― in Turku
- Turust ― from Turku
- an Estonian surname
- a lake in Otepää parish, Valga, Estonia
Declension
| Declension of Turu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Turu | Turud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | Turu | ||
| genitive | Turude | ||
| partitive | Turu | Turusid | |
| illative | Turru Turusse |
Turudesse | |
| inessive | Turus | Turudes | |
| elative | Turust | Turudest | |
| allative | Turule | Turudele | |
| adessive | Turul | Turudel | |
| ablative | Turult | Turudelt | |
| translative | Turuks | Turudeks | |
| terminative | Turuni | Turudeni | |
| essive | Turuna | Turudena | |
| abessive | Turuta | Turudeta | |
| comitative | Turuga | Turudega | |
Statistics
- As of 1 January 2024, 100 individuals (47 men and 63 women) bear the surname Turu, making it the 2273rd most popular surname for men and 1737th for women.
- The average age of a bearer of the surname Turu is 45 (median age is 43).
- Turu is most common in the 20-24 age group, with 1.18 per 10 000 inhabitants.
- It's most common in Rapla County, with 4.71 per 10 000 inhabitants.