Turja

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from turja, used as a term for northern regions, or from a vernacular form of Old Norse Þorgils.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈturjɑ/, [ˈt̪urjɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -urjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Tur‧ja
• Hyphenation^(key): Tur‧ja

Proper noun

Turja

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Turja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Turja	Turjat
genitive		Turjan	Turjien
partitive		Turjaa	Turjia
illative		Turjaan	Turjiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Turja	Turjat
accusative	nom.	Turja	Turjat
	gen.	Turjan
genitive		Turjan	Turjien Turjain rare
partitive		Turjaa	Turjia
inessive		Turjassa	Turjissa
elative		Turjasta	Turjista
illative		Turjaan	Turjiin
adessive		Turjalla	Turjilla
ablative		Turjalta	Turjilta
allative		Turjalle	Turjille
essive		Turjana	Turjina
translative		Turjaksi	Turjiksi
abessive		Turjatta	Turjitta
instructive		—	Turjin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Turja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Turjani Turjani accusative nom. Turjani Turjani gen. Turjani genitive Turjani Turjieni Turjaini rare partitive Turjaani Turjiani inessive Turjassani Turjissani elative Turjastani Turjistani illative Turjaani Turjiini adessive Turjallani Turjillani ablative Turjaltani Turjiltani allative Turjalleni Turjilleni essive Turjanani Turjinani translative Turjakseni Turjikseni abessive Turjattani Turjittani instructive — — comitative — Turjineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Turjasi Turjasi accusative nom. Turjasi Turjasi gen. Turjasi genitive Turjasi Turjiesi Turjaisi rare partitive Turjaasi Turjiasi inessive Turjassasi Turjissasi elative Turjastasi Turjistasi illative Turjaasi Turjiisi adessive Turjallasi Turjillasi ablative Turjaltasi Turjiltasi allative Turjallesi Turjillesi essive Turjanasi Turjinasi translative Turjaksesi Turjiksesi abessive Turjattasi Turjittasi instructive — — comitative — Turjinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Turjamme Turjamme accusative nom. Turjamme Turjamme gen. Turjamme genitive Turjamme Turjiemme Turjaimme rare partitive Turjaamme Turjiamme inessive Turjassamme Turjissamme elative Turjastamme Turjistamme illative Turjaamme Turjiimme adessive Turjallamme Turjillamme ablative Turjaltamme Turjiltamme allative Turjallemme Turjillemme essive Turjanamme Turjinamme translative Turjaksemme Turjiksemme abessive Turjattamme Turjittamme instructive — — comitative — Turjinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Turjanne Turjanne accusative nom. Turjanne Turjanne gen. Turjanne genitive Turjanne Turjienne Turjainne rare partitive Turjaanne Turjianne inessive Turjassanne Turjissanne elative Turjastanne Turjistanne illative Turjaanne Turjiinne adessive Turjallanne Turjillanne ablative Turjaltanne Turjiltanne allative Turjallenne Turjillenne essive Turjananne Turjinanne translative Turjaksenne Turjiksenne abessive Turjattanne Turjittanne instructive — — comitative — Turjinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Turjansa Turjansa accusative nom. Turjansa Turjansa gen. Turjansa genitive Turjansa Turjiensa Turjainsa rare partitive Turjaansa Turjiaan Turjiansa inessive Turjassaan Turjassansa Turjissaan Turjissansa elative Turjastaan Turjastansa Turjistaan Turjistansa illative Turjaansa Turjiinsa adessive Turjallaan Turjallansa Turjillaan Turjillansa ablative Turjaltaan Turjaltansa Turjiltaan Turjiltansa allative Turjalleen Turjallensa Turjilleen Turjillensa essive Turjanaan Turjanansa Turjinaan Turjinansa translative Turjakseen Turjaksensa Turjikseen Turjiksensa abessive Turjattaan Turjattansa Turjittaan Turjittansa instructive — — comitative — Turjineen Turjinensa

Statistics

• Turja is the 1802^nd (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 469 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.