Turu

See also: turu, türü, and turů

Estonian

Etymology

From turg (“marketplace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈturu/, [ˈturu]
• Rhymes: -uru
• Hyphenation: Tu‧ru

Proper noun

Turu (genitive Turu, partitive Turu)

1. Turku (a city and municipality of Southwest Finland, Finland)

   Turusse / Turgu ― to Turku

   Turus ― in Turku

   Turust ― from Turku

2. an Estonian surname
3. 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 2273^rd most popular surname for men and 1737^th 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.