Torkkel Surname
Approximately 303 people bear this surname
Torkkel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 260 | 1:21,141 | 2,972 |
| Sweden | 39 | 1:252,481 | 17,476 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Torkkel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Torkkel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Torkkel occurs in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Torkkel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Torkkel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 887,624th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. Torkkel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Torkkel are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Torkkel is most common in Finland, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 21,141. In Finland Torkkel is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 32 percent live, Tavastia Proper, where 20 percent live and Pirkanmaa, where 15 percent live. Besides Finland it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torkkell | 93 | 24 | / |
| Torkel | 92 | 153 | / |
| Torkell | 86 | 53 | / |
| Toerkel | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tourkel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Torckell | 80 | 8 | / |
| Thorkell | 80 | 7 | / |
| Toerkell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Turkel | 77 | 1,234 | / |
| Terkel | 77 | 192 | / |
| Törkel | 77 | 65 | / |
| Torcel | 77 | 7 | / |
| Tarkel | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tourkl | 77 | 1 | / |
| Torkil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Turkell | 71 | 75 | / |
| Terkiel | 71 | 44 | / |
| Turkiel | 71 | 41 | / |
| Terkell | 71 | 13 | / |
| Turckel | 71 | 10 | / |
| Torcell | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tarkeel | 71 | 6 | / |
| Torklep | 71 | 6 | / |
| Thurkel | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tarkell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Terkl | 67 | 173 | / |
| Turkl | 67 | 19 | / |
| Turkcell | 67 | 15 | / |
| Torql | 67 | 14 | / |
| Türkl | 67 | 8 | / |
| Thurkell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Thorkill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Therkell | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Torkkel
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