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
Average Torah Salary in
United States
$28,646 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Torah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Torah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Torah (Arabic: توره, Hindi: तोरह, Marathi: तोरह) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Torah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Torah is the 23,178th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 311,620 people. The last name Torah is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Torah reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Torah is also the 77,222nd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 7,048 people.
The last name Torah is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is held by 23,209 people, or 1 in 1,385. In Afghanistan Torah is mostly found in: Faryab, where 21 percent live, Takhar, where 14 percent live and Balkh, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Afghanistan Torah exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Torah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Torah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Torah last name grew 725 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Torah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Torah last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the 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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