Torgeson Surname

375,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 953 people bear this surname

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

Torgeson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torgeson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9341:388,07234,138
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:348,74126,729

Torgeson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torgeson has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Torgeson.

How Common Is The Last Name Torgeson? popularity and diffusion

Torgeson is the 375,572nd most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,646,953 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Torgeson reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Torgeson is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 934 people, or 1 in 388,072. In The United States it is mostly found in: Washington, where 14 percent are found, Minnesota, where 12 percent are found and Oregon, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Peru, where 0 percent are found.

Torgeson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Torgeson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 649 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Torgeson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Torgeson last name are 10.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Torgeson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4% more than the national average, earning $44,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.06% less than the national average, earning $45,184 CAD 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
  • 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 Torgeson
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