Torfason Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Torfason Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torfason Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland2801:1,357235
Canada541:682,32655,162
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Torfason Last Name Facts

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

Torfason is held by more people in Iceland than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torfason? popularity and diffusion

The last name Torfason is the 699,651st most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Torfason reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Iceland, where it is carried by 280 people, or 1 in 1,357. In Iceland Torfason is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region, where 69 percent live, Northeastern Region, where 9 percent live and Southern Region, where 9 percent live. Outside of Iceland this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Torfason Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Torfason last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Torfason earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39.92% less than the national average, earning 207,915 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.98% more than the national average, earning $46,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.77% less than the national average, earning $43,835 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trofson801/
Treffaison781/
Travison75101/
Traveson7528/
Terfeson751/
Torveson750/
Traffasn750/
Travasoni7174/
Travisono7132/
Travesoni711/
Torviazon711/
Treffasen710/
Travessoni6758/
Travessone672/
Travisonno671/
Drefson670/
Traffeison670/
Treffeison670/
Turfsin670/

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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
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  • 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 Torfason
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