Torkelsson Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Torkelsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 291 | 1:33,838 | 2,762 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Torkelsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Torkelsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Torkelsson is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Torkelsson.
How Common Is The Last Name Torkelsson? popularity and diffusion
The last name Torkelsson is the 891,661st most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Torkelsson live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Torkelsson is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 33,838. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Västra Götaland County, where 35 percent live, Halland County, where 17 percent live and Skåne County, where 15 percent live. Outside of Sweden it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torkelson | 95 | 3,140 | / |
| Thorkelsson | 95 | 132 | / |
| Thorkelson | 90 | 566 | / |
| Torkilsson | 90 | 29 | / |
| Torklesson | 90 | 0 | / |
| Tourkelson | 90 | 0 | / |
| Torklson | 89 | 0 | / |
| Thorkilsson | 86 | 12 | / |
| Therkelsson | 86 | 4 | / |
| Thorkælsson | 86 | 1 | / |
| Torkelsen | 84 | 649 | / |
| Turkelson | 84 | 152 | / |
| Terkelson | 84 | 149 | / |
| Torkilson | 84 | 45 | / |
| Torkleson | 84 | 25 | / |
| Tarkelson | 84 | 0 | / |
| Thorkelsen | 80 | 94 | / |
| Torkellsen | 80 | 23 | / |
| Thorkilson | 80 | 17 | / |
| Thorkleson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Terkkelson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Terkelsen | 74 | 1,657 | / |
| Torkilsen | 74 | 69 | / |
| Turkleson | 74 | 35 | / |
| Terkleson | 74 | 17 | / |
| Tarkleson | 74 | 13 | / |
| Tarkelsen | 74 | 4 | / |
| Thorklsen | 74 | 1 | / |
| Turkelsen | 74 | 0 | / |
| Tarkilson | 74 | 0 | / |
| Turkilson | 74 | 0 | / |
| Therkelsen | 70 | 2,415 | / |
| Torchelsen | 70 | 119 | / |
| Thorkilsen | 70 | 88 | / |
| Therkleson | 70 | 52 | / |
| Terkilsen | 63 | 67 | / |
| Thurklsen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Therkilsen | 60 | 65 | / |
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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 Torkelsson
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