Torchon Surname

283,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Torchon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torchon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti8361:12,7801,249
United States3061:1,184,50684,519
France1611:412,56360,334
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Torchon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torchon has its highest incidence in Haiti. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Torchon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Torchon is the 283,302nd most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,358,490 people. The surname Torchon occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Torchon live; 63 percent live in Caribbean and 61 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean.

Torchon is most commonly held in Haiti, where it is carried by 836 people, or 1 in 12,780. In Haiti it is primarily found in: Ouest, where 96 percent reside, Artibonite, where 1 percent reside and Nippes, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Haiti it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and France, where 12 percent reside.

Torchon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Torchon surname are 37.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.48% being registered with the political party.

The amount Torchon earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.2% more than the national average, earning $48,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.68% less than the national average, earning $34,937 CAD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Torchon
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