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 surname Toraja (Marathi: तोरजा) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Toraja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 253,664th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,677,501 people. The surname Toraja is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Toraja are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 87 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 10 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,353 people, or 1 in 74,825. In The Philippines Toraja is most frequent in: Caraga, where 37 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 14 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 12 percent reside. Barring The Philippines it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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
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- 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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