Torben Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Torben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark341:166,02114,242
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Norway101:514,22941,629
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Torben (38,224) may also be a first name.

Torben Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Torben Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Torben occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Torben? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,839,022nd most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Torben occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Torben live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 23,079th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 38,224 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 166,021. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Central Denmark Region, where 41 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Denmark Torben is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.

Torben Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Torben are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Torben earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 4.9% more than the national average, earning 363,029 kr per year and in United States they earn 48.9% more than the national average, earning $64,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorben928/
Torbin83940/
Turben83263/
Torbyn83249/
Tarben83227/
Toruen8320/
Torwen8318/
Torbem8314/
Terben8311/
Torbina771,011/
Torbyna77223/
Tourbin77212/
Torbijn7787/
Tharben7724/
Thorbin7717/
Tarbeen7711/
Torbing775/
Tarbent771/
Turbent771/
Thurben770/
Tourbina718/
Taharben711/
Turbienė711/
Therbien711/
Turbenth710/
Thurbien710/
Thorbinn710/
Turbin673,080/
Tarbin67302/
Turbyn67254/
Tarwen6757/
Torbinova6717/
Tarbenova6711/
Torbynova674/
Toruem674/
Terbin674/
Taruen671/
Türbün671/
Torwem671/
Turbem671/
Tarbne670/

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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 Torben
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