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

Torchon is held by more people in Haiti than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Torchon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 283,302nd most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,358,490 people. Torchon is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Torchon reside; 63 percent reside in Caribbean and 61 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean.

It is most frequently held in Haiti, where it is held by 836 people, or 1 in 12,780. In Haiti Torchon is most numerous in: Ouest, where 96 percent are found, Artibonite, where 1 percent are found and Nippes, where 1 percent are found. Not including Haiti this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Torchon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Torchon surname are 37.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.48% being registered to vote for 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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