Torisson Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Torisson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torisson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Tórisson (1) are calculated separately.

Torisson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torisson occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Tórisson. Click here to see other possible spellings of Torisson.

How Common Is The Last Name Torisson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Torisson is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Torisson reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Torisson is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 820,563. In Sweden Torisson is primarily found in: Skåne County, where 75 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Torisson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Torisson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Torisson last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Torisson
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