Torkeli Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Torkeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torkeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

Torkeli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torkeli (Russian: Торкели) is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torkeli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Torkeli is the 5,812,366th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Torkeli are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Östergötland County, where 83 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 27 percent reside and Norway, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torkkeli93710/
Türkeli863,176/
Turkeli8637/
Terkeli8616/
Torkali8610/
Torkhali802/
Terkieli801/
Torkollie751/
Türkili71210/
Terkelj71174/
Tarkela7136/
Torkoly7129/
Terkely7127/
Turkele7124/
Turkili7118/
Turkela719/
Turkelj714/
Turkely713/
Terkali713/
Tarkele713/
Taharkheli711/
Tarkali711/
Thorkettle710/
Turkilis6766/
Torkalay6720/
Torkkila6720/
Turkiela6715/
Turkelay677/
Torccoli672/
Turkeley672/
Türkelay671/
Terqueli671/
Torkaleh671/
Torquali671/
Tharkali671/

Torkeli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Torkeli in the Russian language
Торкелиtorkeli-

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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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  • 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 Torkeli
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