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
The last name Toraja (Marathi: तोरजा) is most common in The Philippines. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Toraja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 253,664th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,677,501 people. The surname Toraja occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Toraja reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Toraja is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,353 people, or 1 in 74,825. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Caraga, where 37 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 14 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 12 percent are found. Outside of 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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