Torah Surname
Approximately 23,386 people bear this surname
Torah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 23,209 | 1:1,385 | 172 |
| Iran | 31 | 1:2,476,856 | 81,358 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Torah (7,048) may also be a first name.
Torah Demographics
Torah Political Affiliation
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Torah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Torah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Torah (Arabic: توره, Hindi: तोरह, Marathi: तोरह) is most common in Afghanistan. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Torah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 23,178th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 311,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Torah live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Torah is also the 77,222nd most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 7,048 people.
The last name Torah is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 23,209 people, or 1 in 1,385. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Faryab, where 21 percent reside, Takhar, where 14 percent reside and Balkh, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Afghanistan this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Torah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Torah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Torah last name rose 725 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Torah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Torah last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Torah earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.61% less than the national average, earning $28,646 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Torah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Torah in the Hindi language | ||
| तोरह | toraha | - |
| Torah in the Marathi language | ||
| तोरह | toraha | 75 |
| तोराह | toraha | 25 |
| Torah in the Arabic language | ||
| توره | twrh | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Torah
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