Torfi Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iceland

Torfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
England181:3,095,448105,421
France121:5,535,227269,324
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Iceland31:126,6975,403
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Torfi (245) may also be a first name.

Torfi Last Name Facts

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

Torfi is found most in Iran. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Torfi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,871,545th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Torfi live; 33 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 570,604th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 245 people.

The last name Torfi is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 2,399,454. Outside of Iran this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent live and France, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorfi9120/
Torfish830/
Tarfi801,759/
Terfi80942/
Torfa80609/
Turfi80210/
Torfe80135/
Torfy804/
Terfie731,940/
Terfai73653/
Torfeh7338/
Torfer7326/
Tourfa7314/
Tarfai736/
Torfee734/
Turfai732/
Tharfi732/
Terfiy731/
Thorfe731/
Tarfie730/
Turfie730/
Torfet730/
Tourfe730/
Tourhfist711/
Tarfaia67279/
Turfitt6756/
Turfait6711/
Tarfitt673/
Thorffe672/
Tarfait672/
Torffee671/

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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 Torfi
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