Toraja Surname
Approximately 1,558 people bear this surname
Toraja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,353 | 1:74,825 | 12,921 |
| Indonesia | 197 | 1:671,316 | 52,436 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Toraja (10) may also be a first name.
Toraja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Toraja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Toraja (Marathi: तोरजा) is found most in The Philippines. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Toraja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 253,664th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,677,501 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Toraja live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Toraja is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,353 people, or 1 in 74,825. In The Philippines it is most common in: Caraga, where 37 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 14 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 12 percent are found. Barring The Philippines this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Toraja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Toraja in the Marathi language | ||
| तोरजा | toraja | - |
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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 Toraja
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