Toran Surname
Approximately 4,770 people bear this surname
Toran Surname User-submission:
The Ukrainian surname Toran and its variants are of patronymic origin being derived from an ancient Slav personal name. Thoran and its variants take their origin from the first name Torant, the etymology of which is uncertain although it may be related to the Ukrainian (also Polish) word "tor" meaning "track, course or path".
Read More About This SurnameToran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,156 | 1:313,546 | 28,694 |
| Turkey | 1,096 | 1:71,005 | 6,613 |
| Spain | 928 | 1:50,379 | 4,719 |
| Israel | 549 | 1:15,588 | 2,333 |
| India | 279 | 1:2,749,338 | 84,998 |
| Mexico | 185 | 1:670,952 | 10,576 |
| Iran | 90 | 1:853,139 | 41,713 |
| Argentina | 81 | 1:527,696 | 38,577 |
| France | 58 | 1:1,145,219 | 121,886 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Ecuador | 30 | 1:530,195 | 11,121 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| Chile | 26 | 1:677,557 | 15,745 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 111 | 1:452,421 | 32,615 |
The alternate forms: Torán (44) & Toràn (3) are calculated separately.
Toran (9,581) may also be a first name.
Toran Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Ukrainian surname Toran and its variants are of patronymic origin being derived from an ancient Slav personal name. Thoran and its variants take their origin from the first name Torant, the etymology of which is uncertain although it may be related to the Ukrainian (also Polish) word "tor" meaning "track, course or path". The name may also derive its origins from the Ukrainian term "torg" which means a "market or market-place". Here, the name to one who either worked in a market-place or who resided in an area close by the local market. It should also be noted that there is a strong possibility that Thoran may, in fact, be anglicized form of the German name Turhahn which is pronounced Torhan. The origins of the surname Turhahn appear to be locative in that the name is believed to derive from the Germanic term "tur" meaning a "door" and "hahn" from "heim" meaning "settlement" of from "hag" meaning "fence" (made from a hedge). References to the surname Torhan and to its variants include a record of the Durant family of Prussia who where ennobled by the Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm III on November 3, 1810. One Thomas Turhahn sailed on board the " Thuringia" from Hamburg to New York, on November 9, 1870. He was eighteen years of age.
- gacostaToran Demographics
Average Male Toran Height
176.64 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Toran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Toran Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Toran (Arabic: تورونن, Bengali: তোরন, Georgian: თორან, Hindi: तोरन, Marathi: तोरण, Oriya: େତାରନ, Russian: Торан, Tibetan: ཏོ་རན་) is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms: Torán or Toràn. For other potential spellings of Toran click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Toran? popularity and diffusion
The surname Toran is the 99,267th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,527,787 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 42 percent of Toran reside; 32 percent reside in West Asia and 24 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 63,073rd most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 9,581 people.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,156 people, or 1 in 313,546. In The United States Toran is most numerous in: Texas, where 17 percent reside, Maryland, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 55 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 23 percent reside and Spain, where 19 percent reside.
Toran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Toran has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,041 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Toran Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Toran last name are 42.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.56% registered with the political party.
The amount Toran earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 31.08% less than the national average, earning 238,533 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.24% less than the national average, earning $39,594 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Toran Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Toran in the Georgian language | ||
| თორან | toran | - |
| Toran in the Bengali language | ||
| তোরন | torana | - |
| Toran in the Hindi language | ||
| तोरन | torana | 88.7 |
| तोरण | torana | 10.19 |
| टोरन | torana | 0.75 |
| तॊरन | torana | 0.37 |
| Toran in the Marathi language | ||
| तोरण | torana | 78.16 |
| तोरन | torana | 16.67 |
| तोरणे | torane | 2.3 |
| तोरान | torana | 1.15 |
| तोरून | toruna | 0.57 |
| तोराम | torama | 0.57 |
| टोरान | torana | 0.57 |
| Toran in the Oriya language | ||
| େତାରନ | etarana | 56.25 |
| େତାରଣ | etarana | 35.42 |
| େତାରାନ | etarana | 4.17 |
| ରଣା | rana | 2.08 |
| େତାରନ୍ | etaran | 2.08 |
| Toran in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཏོ་རན་ | toren | 33.33 |
| སྟོ་རཱན་ | toren | 16.67 |
| ཏོ་རེན་ | toren | 16.67 |
| ཏཱོ་རན་ | taren | 16.67 |
| ཏ་རུན་ | tarün | 16.67 |
| Toran in the Russian language | ||
| Торан | toran | - |
| Toran in the Arabic language | ||
| تورونن | twrwnn | - |
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