Torf Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Torf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Törf (1) are calculated separately.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Törf921/
Torfs893,873/
Torfe89135/
Torff8948/
Tourf891/
Toorf891/
Thorpf801/
Thorfe801/
Tourfe800/
Turf75113/
Terf7535/
Torb7531/
Torv7518/
Tarf7512/
Torw752/
Thorffe732/
Tarfe671,279/
Turfe67142/
Turff6766/
Tarff6759/
Tarft6716/
Torvø6712/
Tharf677/
Tourb673/
Taurf671/
Torws671/
Tarfh671/
Tarwf671/
Torbø671/
Thorw670/

Torf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Torf in the Russian language
Торфtorf-

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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
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  • 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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