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
The surname Torf (Russian: Торф) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Törf. For other possible spellings of Torf click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Torf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,108,016th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Torf live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name Torf is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 3,045,873. In The United States Torf is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 44 percent reside, California, where 35 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 17 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.
Torf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Torf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 11,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Torf Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Torf last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90% being registered to vote for the political 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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