Torah Surname

23,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Torah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan23,2091:1,385172
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England281:1,989,93178,001
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
India91:85,229,487684,495
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Torah (7,048) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torach911,006/
Toraha9170/
Toerah9110/
Toraph9110/
Thorah919/
Torgah919/
Torash918/
Toirah917/
Toradh916/
Tourah915/
Torzah912/
Torahe911/
Toraih911/
Tora8916,998/
Toorach83296/
Torhach8322/
Torahaj8312/
Torhash838/
Thorash837/
Toraish833/
Thoradh833/
Torrach833/
Tohrach832/
Torahgi831/
Torra805,066/
Torai802,697/
Tarah802,025/
Torea801,168/
Thora801,140/
Toura801,087/
Torad80944/
Torga80920/
Terah80893/
Torat80788/
Toora80519/
Toras80492/
Toray80408/
Torho80304/
Torau80241/
Tuora80189/
Torza80151/
Toraj80134/
Tohra8099/
Toroa8099/
Torha8098/
Torač8084/
Toraa8080/
Totra8076/
Toroh8072/
Toyra8068/
Toraz8064/
Htora8037/
Toera8016/
Torap807/
Toira807/
Tojra802/
Tgora801/
Ttora801/
Thoraath77141/
Thoratth771/
Thotrath771/
Touhrach771/
Touray7361,864/
Tarash7324,728/
Tohura734,752/
Torras734,432/
Taradh732,033/
Tarach731,045/
Tourad73811/
Totrap73702/
Torrea73610/
Thoray73585/
Terrah73552/
Torgay73414/
Tooray73314/
Teraha73286/
Tourga73247/
Tarahu73241/
Tourai73234/
Tourra73211/
Touraj73201/
Tourat73200/
Torosh73197/
Toiray73194/
Totrat73168/
Toirai7399/
Torgai7385/
Touras7382/
Taraha7372/
Tarrah7365/
Thorra7364/
Toreas7359/
Torrat7355/
Torhei7348/
Torgau7345/
Torrau7344/
Totraj7342/
Thoora7337/
Thorho7333/
Torraj7331/
Tharah7330/
Torray7323/
Thorai7319/
Toiroh7318/
Tuoraa7318/
Thorau7316/
Torroh7315/
Tourau7314/
Toyroa7313/
Torais7313/
Taraph7312/
Toratt7312/
Toraud7312/
Torhač7311/
Toorai739/
Toyras739/
Thoura738/
Tahrah738/
Toraiz738/
Toroňa738/
Toroch738/
Torhaa737/
Toorap737/
Thorha737/
Toiras736/
Toirad735/
Taraah735/
Torait734/
Tourea734/
Toirat734/
Tourza734/
Therah734/
Taraih733/
Thorea733/
Tuorat732/
Toraip732/
Toriea732/
Torrad732/
Toirau732/
Toraus732/
Thoraz732/
Tohtra731/
Toiraz731/
Toitra731/
Toorha731/
Toraiy731/
Torauz731/
Torhey731/
Torrai731/
Tottra731/
Ttoras731/
Te'rah731/
Thosra731/
Thoira731/
Torzaa731/
Htoura731/
Tehrah731/
Toyray731/
Toorau731/
Torasz731/
Toraut731/
Toraux731/
Toreat731/
Torraz731/
Torzaj731/
Touraa731/
Tarhah731/
Tooraj731/
Taarah731/
Tojrat731/
Tarajh731/
Torhea730/
Toraas730/
Torast730/
Thorausch7199/
Thohierah711/
Toro67227,488/
Tara67134,727/
Tera6712,944/
Thoreau671,381/
Thoiray67858/
Tarrach67645/
Tourais67316/
Thorait67182/
Tarahah67145/
Toró67104/
Tooreea67102/
Touraud67100/
Tarhach6745/
Thotrap6742/
Toireat6740/
Taharah6739/
Tooraiz6738/
Thoraat6725/
Thoratt6724/
Torá6723/
Terahai6723/
Vántora6720/
Thorrat6719/
Tarrash6719/
Touraut6715/
Thoraux6715/
Torreas6713/
Torà6713/
Tharach6712/
Toureap6710/
Thouras679/
Thoiroh678/
Toreaux677/
Toreats677/
Tarahau676/
Torrats676/
Totratz675/
Toureat675/
Toureuh674/
Tharaha674/
Thourai673/
Touraiz673/
Tourgai673/
Tottras673/
Totrraj673/
Thoorat672/
Torrais672/
Tourray672/
Tarashh672/
Thoroch672/
Thohura672/
Torroha672/
Taraish672/
Tharaah672/
Tarasch671/
Toitras671/
Tourrad671/
Tuiraha671/
Thaerah671/
Terrauh671/
Thotraj671/
Therauh671/
Tauraha671/
Tauraph671/
Taraash671/
Tõra671/
Taarash671/
Torraus671/
Tourass671/
Tatrash671/
Toroich671/
Taraich671/
Todtrad671/
Thorhay671/
Thotrai671/
Thoraas671/
Thoeraj671/
Thahrah671/
Tahrahd671/
Terraha670/
Thorrau670/
Thorass670/

Torah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Torah in the Hindi language
तोरहtoraha-
Torah in the Marathi language
तोरहtoraha75
तोराहtoraha25
Torah in the Arabic language
تورهtwrh-

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