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 is held by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Torkkel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 887,624th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 widespread in Finland, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 21,141. In Finland Torkkel is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 32 percent are found, Tavastia Proper, where 20 percent are found and Pirkanmaa, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Finland it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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