Torkell Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Torkell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torkell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland441:124,92512,029
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Torkell (97) may also be a first name.

Torkell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torkell occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Torkell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torkell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Torkell reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Scandinavia. Torkell is also the 962,660th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 97 people.

The surname Torkell is most common in Finland, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 124,925. In Finland Torkell is most numerous in: Lapland, where 39 percent are found, Pirkanmaa, where 36 percent are found and Uusimaa, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Finland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.

Torkell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Torkell last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Torkell earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torkkell9324/
Torckell938/
Thorkell937/
Toerkell931/
Torkel92153/
Torkkel86303/
Turkell8675/
Terkell8613/
Torcell867/
Toerkel863/
Tourkel861/
Tarkell860/
Turkcell8015/
Thorkill800/
Therkell800/
Thurkell800/
Turkel771,234/
Terkel77192/
Törkel7765/
Torcel777/
Tarkel774/
Torkil771/
Tourkl771/
Terkiel7144/
Turkiel7141/
Turcell7122/
Turckel7110/
Tarkeel716/
Torklep716/
Thurkel715/
Terkl67173/
Thurkill6737/
Turkl6719/
Torql6714/
Türkl678/
Tharkill670/
Tarchell670/
Turchell670/
Therkill670/

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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 Torkell
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