Torf Surname
Approximately 220 people bear this surname
Torf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 119 | 1:3,045,873 | 177,373 |
| Estonia | 38 | 1:34,784 | 6,408 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Törf (1) are calculated separately.
Torf Demographics
Average Torf Salary in
United States
$71,133 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Torf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Torf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Torf (Russian: Торф) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Törf. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Torf? popularity and diffusion
Torf is the 1,108,016th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. The last name Torf occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Torf are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 3,045,873. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 44 percent live, California, where 35 percent live and Massachusetts, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States Torf occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 17 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.
Torf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Torf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Torf last name rose 11,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Torf Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Torf surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90% being registered to vote for the party.
Torf earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.85% more than the national average, earning $71,133 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Törf | 92 | 1 | / |
| Torfs | 89 | 3,873 | / |
| Torfe | 89 | 135 | / |
| Torff | 89 | 48 | / |
| Tourf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Toorf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Thorpf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thorfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tourfe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Turf | 75 | 113 | / |
| Terf | 75 | 35 | / |
| Torb | 75 | 31 | / |
| Torv | 75 | 18 | / |
| Tarf | 75 | 12 | / |
| Torw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Thorffe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tarfe | 67 | 1,279 | / |
| Turfe | 67 | 142 | / |
| Turff | 67 | 66 | / |
| Tarff | 67 | 59 | / |
| Tarft | 67 | 16 | / |
| Torvø | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tharf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tourb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Taurf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tarfh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tarwf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torbø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thorw | 67 | 0 | / |
Torf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Torf in the Russian language | ||
| Торф | torf | - |
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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 Torf
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