Torres Surname

154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,657,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Torres Surname Definition:

Dweller at, or near, a tower or spire; one who came from Torres, the name of many places in Spain and Portugal.

The plural form of the Spanish "torre" from the latin "turris" both meaning "tower."

Ancient surname and one of the more common ones in Spain and Hispanic world.

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Torres Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,029,3711:12117
Colombia400,8761:11912
United States358,0001:1,01265
Peru235,9911:13512
Venezuela210,5241:14316
Argentina192,9771:22113
Brazil185,3121:1,155138
Spain177,6651:26322
Philippines162,3531:62422
Chile110,6711:15917
Cuba110,0801:10513
Ecuador92,1191:1738
Paraguay50,1981:14427
Puerto Rico44,3491:8021
Guatemala44,1041:36564
Honduras43,9721:20140
El Salvador40,4241:15728
Dominican Republic36,9221:28356
Costa Rica22,7931:21059
Nicaragua19,0671:31671
Panama18,0991:21641
Portugal14,0211:743132
France13,3911:4,960396
Bolivia11,2351:945196
Uruguay9,6591:35540
Canada3,6841:10,0021,496
Italy2,0191:30,2915,409
Morocco1,7041:20,2323,124
Belize1,4941:23829
Australia1,3251:20,3742,824
England1,1991:46,4705,845
Thailand1,0601:66,6408,533
Germany9661:83,33910,522
Andorra8701:969
Guam7581:21121
Belgium7261:15,8362,421
Russia6361:226,60924,418
Switzerland5631:14,5882,410
Guyana4841:1,575276
Algeria4371:88,40213,574
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Northern Mariana Islands3531:15531
Netherlands3221:52,4458,992
Trinidad and Tobago2721:5,015812
South Africa2601:208,37622,133
Bahrain1761:7,6631,429
United States Virgin Islands1761:62777
Sweden1701:57,9224,459
Japan1361:940,03219,489
India1331:5,767,409137,347
Djibouti1251:7,319508
Cape Verde1221:4,341180
Israel1221:70,1458,665
São Tomé and Príncipe1151:1,543208
Angola1101:245,3562,317
Taiwan1061:221,1771,883
Norway1011:50,9147,301
New Zealand971:46,6847,635
United Arab Emirates851:107,7919,280
Denmark831:68,0096,785
Ireland821:57,4263,925
Aruba791:1,310182
Greece781:142,04923,538
China761:17,991,0731,021
Afghanistan611:527,1016,518
Austria601:141,92419,117
Wales601:51,5764,775
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Malaysia571:517,44325,717
Luxembourg551:10,5551,817
Gibraltar541:62997
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Poland501:760,17561,940
Finland491:112,17811,104
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Micronesia401:2,656477
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Brunei371:11,3171,397
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
American Samoa361:1,549282
Belarus331:287,91132,667
Curaçao331:4,765122
Kazakhstan331:535,83338,572
Czechia311:343,01541,724
Hong Kong301:244,5163,036
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
South Korea261:1,970,779449
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Mozambique221:1,239,1622,268
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Egypt201:4,596,78848,078
Vietnam201:4,632,3032,388
Iceland171:22,3581,772
Tunisia161:38,1645,464
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Oman131:283,6904,528
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Macau91:66,848400
Armenia81:366,2727,804
Dominica71:10,842411
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Anguilla61:2,239218
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Ghana51:5,404,13815,377
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Palau41:5,411112
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Myanmar31:17,312,6622,080
Rwanda31:3,788,3265,895
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Bangladesh21:79,678,38625,993
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
San Marino21:16,607796
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Sudan21:18,755,09814,167
Tajikistan21:4,193,34612,835
Turkmenistan21:2,744,55611,412
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2771:39,3264,643

The alternate forms: Tôrres (153), Torrès (33), Tórres (9), Törres (3), Tõrres (1), Torrês (1), Torrés (1), Tòrres (1) & Tòrrês (1) are calculated separately.

Torres (5,191) may also be a first name.

Torres Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dweller at, or near, a tower or spire; one who came from Torres, the name of many places in Spain and Portugal.

The plural form of the Spanish "torre" from the latin "turris" both meaning "tower."

Ancient surname and one of the more common ones in Spain and Hispanic world. Originally of forms la Torre (see), La Torre, and de la Torre (see), derived from latin "turris" meaning steeple, watchtower, or tower. Part of total name of over 150 Spanish vil­lages.

Castilian name found everywhere in the Peninsula.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

(Spanish) Dweller at, or near, a tower or spire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from Palencia. Palencia is a city in Castilla, Spain. The family's coat of arms is in azur, 5 silver towers placed in cross (like an x).

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This surname means 'Towers'.

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Torres Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Torres Come From? nationality or country of origin

Torres (Arabic: طوريس, Marathi: टोरीस, Russian: Торрес) is found in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Tôrres, Torrès, Tórres, Törres, Tõrres, Torrês, Torrés, Tòrres or Tòrrês. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torres? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 154th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,992 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Torres live; 41 percent live in South America and 28 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 93,985th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 5,191 people.

Torres is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 1,029,371 people, or 1 in 121. In Mexico Torres is primarily concentrated in: México, where 11 percent live, Jalisco, where 8 percent live and Mexico City, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico this last name is found in 193 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Torres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Torres has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Torres last name rose 28,034 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 23,980 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Torres Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Torres last name is predominantly Orthodox (76%) in Russia, Orthodox (60%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (33%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (52%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Torres surname are 42.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.93% being registered with the party.

The amount Torres earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 27.97% less than the national average, earning €21,631 per year; in Norway they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning 332,020 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,284 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.63% more than the national average, earning R 329,448 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $22,787,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.72% less than the national average, earning $35,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4% less than the national average, earning $47,697 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tôrres94153/
Torrès9433/
Tórres949/
Törres943/
Tõrres941/
Torrês941/
Torrés941/
Tòrres941/
Tourres92441/
Torrese92441/
Torress92427/
Torrres92151/
Torries92107/
Thorres9259/
Torrees9244/
Torrest9222/
Toorres9216/
Ttorres9216/
Torreys9216/
Torreas9213/
Torresd929/
Torresz927/
Toerres927/
Torresc925/
Dtorres924/
Totrres924/
Torreis923/
Torresr923/
Torresx922/
Torreus922/
Toirres921/
Torrões921/
Torreds921/
Torrets921/
Torre9158,747/
Tores912,940/
Tòrrês891/
D'Torres8610/
Torresse868/
Thorreus868/
Torresce861/
Torrez83164,677/
Terres836,811/
Torrey836,600/
Tarres832,455/
Torrie831,639/
Tourre83833/
Torris83809/
Torrea83610/
Torred83462/
Toress83158/
Turres83107/
Torees83106/
Torret8380/
Torges8378/
Thores8374/
Toreas8359/
Toures8357/
Toores8352/
Torrei8349/
Tories8348/
Thorre8341/
Toresh8340/
Torest8338/
Tuores8336/
Torets8327/
Torree8317/
Torrec8313/
Torrex8312/
Torrer8312/
Torese8312/
Torreh835/
Toorre835/
Totres834/
Toires834/
Toreis834/
Toeres832/
Torrze831/
Torrre831/
Torreß831/
Torrej831/
Toresz831/
Tore8011,686/
Torresová8012/
Torresova804/
Tourret771,528/
Torrice77658/
Therres77464/
Thorrez77227/
Turries77108/
Torrise7781/
Torrech7760/
Totress7732/
Thoresz7723/
Toresse7718/
Tarries7717/
Tourrey7716/
Tourrès7712/
Thorree7712/
Torzhes7710/
Tourrez779/
Torrezz778/
Thoores778/
Terries777/
Toreats777/
Thoures775/
Terreus775/
Touress773/
Tourris773/
Torrece773/
Tuorrey773/
Torrais772/
Torrish772/
Torrett772/
Torréss772/
Terress771/
Torriss771/
Dtorrez771/
Toorrez771/
Toresch771/
Torriey771/
Torrist771/
Thories771/
Touries771/
Torrrez771/
Torrios771/
Tourrés771/
Thoeres771/
Thoreus771/
Toirrez771/
Teerres771/
Tarresh770/
Thorret770/
Thorrie770/
Toories770/
Toorrey770/
Torgess770/
Toure731,029,155/
Thore739,335/
Torra735,066/
Torri734,564/
Totre733,388/
Teres731,923/
Toris731,873/
Tarre731,866/
Torry731,766/
Toreh731,340/
Torea731,168/
Torey731,076/
Torge73978/
Toret73339/
Torez73311/
Torje73297/
Tures73279/
Tares73205/
Torei73124/
Toire7372/
Toore7370/
Torie7370/
Torer7360/
Torej7348/
Toyre7340/
Toree7335/
Tohre7329/
Toreu7326/
Torré7321/
Torés7318/
Torex7316/
Torhe7316/
Tuore7310/
Tored735/
Torze735/
Tosre734/
Torec733/
Torys733/
Torrá733/
Tôrre732/
Torrè731/
Torès731/
Torís731/
Tottress71159/
Tourrais7162/
Tourreix7134/
Torrisse716/
Torreche716/
Thoeresz715/
Torriche715/
Tourriss714/
Touresse713/
Toresová713/
Tourrett712/
Toresova711/
Thurries711/
Toureast711/
Thares672,623/
Touret672,357/
Terris672,125/
Tourey672,009/
Terhes671,510/
Thorez671,249/
Touris671,050/
Theres67652/
Terrez67450/
Tarris67447/
Tarrer67298/
Teresh67286/
Thorey67272/
Turets67220/
Tooree67219/
Tourra67211/
Taresh67170/
Targes67162/
Taries67153/
Thoris67148/
Thorri67145/
Toorie67131/
Tourez67117/
Torise67115/
Torrio67111/
Tarrés67107/
Turris67101/
Tarret6782/
Torhee6781/
Thorry6776/
Tarese6775/
Turrez6771/
Thorie6765/
Tourje6757/
Tarrey6755/
Thoure6752/
Terrés6752/
Thorøe6751/
Torhei6748/
Toureh6747/
Thored6745/
Tarrie6744/
Torrid6741/
Teresė6741/
Taress6738/
Tharre6736/
Torraj6731/
Tórrez6730/
Tereas6729/
Torgis6728/
Toreid6728/
Toreshova6727/
Tourei6727/
Thoyre6726/
Torech6726/
Totrri6726/
Thöres6725/
Torray6723/
Tourri6722/
Toreez6721/
Tourré6721/
Teures6720/
Turese6720/
Thoree6717/
Taures6716/
Tourge6715/
Tarets6715/
Turies6715/
Toiret6714/
Torais6713/
Turrys6713/
Touree6712/
Tarrès6712/
Tareas6710/
Turges6710/
Toorré6710/
Tereus6710/
Thorze678/
Tarrez677/
Tourie677/
Taares677/
Tohreh677/
Turesh676/
Toreph676/
Tarreh676/
Toorey675/
Toutre675/
Turest675/
Thorré675/
Tourís675/
Tureis675/
Thorei674/
Torriz674/
Torice674/
Toreet674/
Torish674/
Tourea674/
Tareus674/
Thures674/
Toitre674/
Torrit674/
Torezz673/
Thoore673/
Toorez673/
Teress673/
Toreed673/
Toireh673/
Thorée673/
Thorea673/
Toriss673/
Tòrrez673/
Túrrez673/
Toythress672/
Toriea672/
Dhtore672/
Tothre672/
Tourer672/
Tourriche672/
Torett672/
Tootre672/
Toureu672/
Tourry672/
Törrez672/
Turees672/
Tureus672/
Tourrisse672/
Torehe671/
Torhey671/
Toriez671/
Torois671/
Torrai671/
Toyree671/
Torric671/
Torrui671/
Torruy671/
Tosrey671/
Totrey671/
Ttorri671/
Tatres671/
Tarrea671/
Teeres671/
Torhie671/
Tuohre671/
Terehs671/
Tereis671/
Terrès671/
Toyrer671/
Toreat671/
Torrèz671/
Toruis671/
Toretz671/
Toriey671/
Torios671/
Tarreu671/
Tarrís671/
Thoreh671/
Thorhe671/
Tuires671/
Tarrec671/
Torieh671/
Torist671/
Totree671/
Tarees671/
Torhea670/
Turess670/
Tarree670/
Tourys670/
Toyret670/
Teries670/
Torgey670/
Toreey670/
Ttorey670/
Toirer670/

Torres Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Torres in the Marathi language
टोरीसtorisa26.67
टोरेसtoresa20
टोरॅसtoresa13.33
टॉरसtorasa13.33
टॉिरसtoirasa6.67
टॉरेसtoresa6.67
टोरसtorasa6.67
तोरसtorasa6.67
Torres in the Russian language
Торресtorres-
Torres in the Arabic language
طوريسtwrys-
توريسtwrys-
تورسtwrs-

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