Turan

From Persian توران‎ (turân), originally meaning "the Land of Tur".

Turan

1. (historical) A region of Central Asia, originally populated by Iranian Central Asian nomads; later, Iranians came to identify Turkic neighbours as Turanians.
2. Any of the languages of these people.
3. A surname from Turkish.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Turan is the 33856^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 672 individuals. Turan is most common among White (91.96%) individuals.

Turan pl (plural only)

1. A nomadic people of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.

• Rutan, arnut, run at, tanru, untar

From Ottoman Turkish توران‎ (Turan), from Old Turkic 𐱄𐰆𐰺𐰣‎ (/turan/).

Turan

1. a male given name
2. a surname