Torkis Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Torkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Torkis (1,547) may also be a first name.

Torkis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torkis occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torkis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Torkis is the 3,485,539th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Torkis reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Torkis is also the 197,070th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,547 people.

The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 4,723,186. In Indonesia Torkis is most frequent in: North Sumatra, where 57 percent live, West Kalimantan, where 29 percent live and Aceh, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Greece, where 3 percent live.

Torkis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Torkis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Torkis last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torkish9217/
Tourkis924/
Torkisz921/
Torckis921/
Türkis83177/
Turkis83114/
Tarkis837/
Torkes835/
Torcis831/
Turkish771,485/
Torkysh7745/
Torquis7711/
Torchis772/
Tarkhis771/
Tarkkis771/
Tarkist771/
Terkisz771/
Tharkis771/
Torquist716/
Turkisch714/
Turkoise711/
Tourquis711/
Torchish711/
Türkiş67440/
Turkes6782/
Tarcis6737/
Terkes6724/
Turcis6715/
Turkys6711/
Tarkes673/
Torces671/
Tarkix671/
Tarkiz671/
Turkiş671/
Turķis671/
Tárcis671/
Thorquist671/

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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 Torkis
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