Toorn Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Toorn Surname User-submission:

Toren means 'tower' in Dutch. Tooren and Toorn are old ways of writing this name.

Toorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2661:63,48610,925
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France11:66,422,722504,397
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Toorn (20) may also be a first name.

Toorn Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Toren means 'tower' in Dutch. Tooren and Toorn are old ways of writing this name.

- jaapdeboer

Toorn Last Name Facts

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

Toorn is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Toorn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 676,370th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Toorn reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name on earth, held by 20 people.

The surname Toorn is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 266 people, or 1 in 63,486. In The Netherlands Toorn is most common in: South Holland, where 45 percent are found, Gelderland, where 29 percent are found and North Holland, where 10 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Toorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Toorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Toorn surname increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Toorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Toorn surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Toorn earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 18.39% more than the national average, earning R 281,340 per year and in United States they earn 66.66% more than the national average, earning $71,912 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tooren91163/
Toorin912/
Toorne910/
Torn891,992/
Tooring8316/
Tooraen8312/
Toorren832/
Tooreen831/
Thoorne830/
Thorn8062,376/
Torne8011,694/
Torin804,045/
Tourn802,483/
Toren801,492/
Torén80365/
Toryn80179/
Torng80178/
Torrn8014/
Torín803/
Tornø803/
Htorn801/
Toern801/
Tornt801/
Tuorn801/
Torèn801/
Thorne7356,663/
Toring733,983/
Torion733,766/
Thorén733,029/
Thorin732,277/
Thoren731,864/
Torina731,806/
Tourne731,119/
Torren731,086/
Tourin73171/
Tornøe73165/
Torenc73135/
Torien73110/
Toryna73108/
Torrin7395/
Tosrin7394/
Touren7363/
Toräng7340/
Torinc7335/
Toreng7332/
Thourn7330/
Torent7320/
Toruen7320/
Toreen7317/
Torgin7315/
Toirin7314/
Tohrin739/
Thornn738/
Toryon737/
Thorèn737/
Torzyn736/
Thoryn736/
Toerin736/
Torenn735/
Thornø735/
Torend734/
Toiren732/
Torrén732/
Tohrne731/
Torhne731/
Torrne731/
Totrin731/
Tourng731/
Thornh731/
Torync731/
Torinn731/
Tojren731/
Toreun731/
Thornd730/
Toyrne730/
Torrent678,465/
Toerien671,901/
Tarn671,334/
Torrion67809/
Totring67390/
Thoreen67222/
Tourenq67211/
Tourina6778/
Torring6772/
Turn6772/
Thourin6763/
Tornova6758/
Toureng6743/
Torrång6738/
Toureen6734/
Türn6733/
Thoiren6731/
Thorzén6730/
Thouren6724/
Tornová6721/
Thoirin6717/
Tourenc6716/
Toireng6715/
Touring678/
Thorren678/
Thorien675/
Torrien674/
Torrina674/
Torrenk674/
Torenne673/
Tousrin673/
Thoresn672/
Thornth672/
Thornøe672/
Thorzen672/
Tourend671/
Tourgin671/
Thorend671/
Torroen671/
Touhrin671/
Thorrin671/
Thorinn671/
Thornqu671/
Tourrin670/
Torreen670/

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