Torch Surname
Approximately 1,066 people bear this surname
Torch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 288 | 1:1,258,538 | 88,794 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Algeria | 177 | 1:218,257 | 25,068 |
| Russia | 126 | 1:1,143,834 | 84,931 |
| Canada | 69 | 1:533,994 | 44,923 |
| Belarus | 54 | 1:175,946 | 23,201 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Torch (238) may also be a first name.
Torch Demographics
Average Torch Salary in
United States
$51,051 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Torch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Torch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Torch (Russian: Торч) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Torch click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Torch? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 343,860th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,836,347 people. The surname Torch occurs predominantly in Africa, where 41 percent of Torch reside; 39 percent reside in North Africa and 39 percent reside in Mahgreb. Torch is also the 580,229th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 238 people.
The last name Torch is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 1,258,538. In The United States Torch is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 20 percent live, Florida, where 12 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 22 percent live and Algeria, where 17 percent live.
Torch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Torch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Torch last name rose 2,215 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Torch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Torch surname is primarily Orthodox (73%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Torch last name are 30.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.36% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Torch earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.96% more than the national average, earning R 368,244 per year; in United States they earn 18.31% more than the national average, earning $51,051 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.46% more than the national average, earning $60,841 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torche | 91 | 2,611 | / |
| Tourch | 91 | 181 | / |
| Torsch | 91 | 146 | / |
| Torc'h | 91 | 32 | / |
| Torrch | 91 | 1 | / |
| Torchh | 91 | 0 | / |
| Torc | 89 | 44 | / |
| Tourche | 83 | 62 | / |
| Thorsch | 83 | 45 | / |
| Torscht | 83 | 9 | / |
| Torsche | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tortsch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Torsh | 80 | 460 | / |
| Turch | 80 | 157 | / |
| Terch | 80 | 124 | / |
| Torcz | 80 | 92 | / |
| Torkh | 80 | 48 | / |
| Torce | 80 | 47 | / |
| Torci | 80 | 32 | / |
| Torhe | 80 | 16 | / |
| Tarch | 80 | 7 | / |
| Torzh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tarche | 73 | 143 | / |
| Torshe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tarsch | 73 | 6 | / |
| Turche | 73 | 4 | / |
| Thurch | 73 | 3 | / |
| Torkhh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Torkhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tharch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Terrch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thorhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Turcht | 73 | 0 | / |
| Torz | 67 | 1,205 | / |
| Tartsch | 67 | 285 | / |
| Tors | 67 | 155 | / |
| Torj | 67 | 103 | / |
| Tarc | 67 | 83 | / |
| Torč | 67 | 4 | / |
| Torš | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tárrech | 67 | 2 | / |
| Torß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tàrrech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thorkhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torcova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thorhøj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tourshe | 67 | 0 | / |
Torch Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Torch in the Russian language | ||
| Торч | torc | - |
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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 Torch
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