Torfer Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Austria

Torfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Torfer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torfer (Russian: Торфер) is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torfer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Torfer is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Torfer reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 5,910,772. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Mexico City, where 48 percent are found, Jalisco, where 19 percent are found and Chihuahua, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Mexico Torfer is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 8 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torfe91135/
Torfeh8338/
Terfer8316/
Torfee834/
Tarfer833/
Thorfe831/
Tourfe830/
Torfet830/
Terfehr77417/
Thorffe772/
Torffee771/
Tarfe731,279/
Torfa73609/
Torfi7398/
Torfy734/
Thorfi6720/
Tarfeh6717/
Tourfa6714/
Tarfet674/
Tarffe674/
Tarfhe674/
Tarfes673/
Tarfee672/
Tarfej671/
Terfir671/
Tarfey670/
Tarfie670/

Torfer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Torfer in the Russian language
Торферtorfer-

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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 Torfer
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