Torgenson Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Torgenson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torgenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Torgenson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torgenson is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Torgenson.

How Common Is The Last Name Torgenson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Torgenson is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Torgenson are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 4,965,191. In The United States Torgenson is most common in: Utah, where 30 percent live, Missouri, where 11 percent live and Arizona, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.

Torgenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Torgenson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 116 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Torgenson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Torgenson last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Torgenson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.44% less than the national average, earning $40,370 USD per year.

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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 Torgenson
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