Torbet Surname

422,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Torbet Surname Definition:

A Fife surname. Most probably a variant of Tarvet, which see.

Torbet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3741:969,14271,998
Scotland1851:28,9403,034
England1261:442,20729,452
Canada571:646,41452,764
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1411:26,5482,388
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2281:220,25718,738

Torbet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Fife surname. Most probably a variant of Tarvet, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Torbet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torbet is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Torbet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torbet? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 422,155th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,876,426 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Torbet live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Torbet is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 374 people, or 1 in 969,142. In The United States Torbet is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 23 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Torbet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Torbet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Torbet surname grew 164 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,145 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Torbet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States Torbet are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.33% registered with the party.

The amount Torbet earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $45,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.83% more than the national average, earning $62,018 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torbett921,799/
Tourbet92125/
Torbeth923/
Torbiet921/
Torbets921/
Torbeit921/
Torbest920/
Torbe9191/
Tarbet831,559/
Torbee83590/
Torbit83469/
Torbes83354/
Torbey83341/
Turbet83287/
Tourbe8384/
Torber8330/
Terbet8328/
Torvet8317/
Thorbe8315/
Torbed834/
Torbge834/
Torwet832/
Torbeş832/
Turbett77650/
Tourbez77636/
Torbitt77309/
Tarbett77289/
Torbeih7727/
Torbeeh7716/
Torbesz7714/
Torbitz7713/
Torbezz7713/
Torvett7712/
Torbeer777/
Thorber774/
Terbeth774/
Tourbey772/
Tourbes772/
Tarbete772/
Torbech772/
Tor'bey772/
Thorbit771/
Tourbie771/
Torouet771/
Torwest771/
Tarbest771/
Terbett770/
Torbith770/
Thorbey770/
Torba735,615/
Torbi731,047/
Torve73767/
Tarbe73185/
Torbă7379/
Torby7346/
Torbé731/
Thorbech7145/
Thorwest7119/
Tourvets711/
Tourba672,324/
Torbay671,299/
Thorve671,150/
Tarbee67989/
Thorby67470/
Tarbei67376/
Tarbes67367/
Torbić67320/
Tourby67239/
Tourbi67191/
Tarbit67181/
Tarber67137/
Tarbeh6761/
Torbis6753/
Terbit6748/
Tarbej6744/
Tarvet6741/
Torbai6738/
Turbit6726/
Tarbez6725/
Tarbie6716/
Torbio6716/
Tarbey6713/
Torboi678/
Tharbe676/
Teurbe674/
Torwit674/
Torbiz673/
Torvey672/
Torbaj672/
Tarwet672/
Turvet671/
Tourve671/
Torued671/
Torbaa671/
Torvee671/
Torboy670/

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