Torkon Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Torkon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torkon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Torkon (17) may also be a first name.

Torkon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torkon is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torkon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Torkon reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 17 people.

Torkon is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 400,776. In Liberia Torkon is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 73 percent are found, Bong County, where 9 percent are found and Grand Bassa County, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Liberia Torkon exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found and Israel, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torkoon922/
Torkhoun861/
Torkan833,219/
Tarkon8368/
Türkon8329/
Torkun8318/
Turkon839/
Torcon832/
Torkán831/
Terkon831/
Torkhan772,882/
Torkaan7798/
Turkone7730/
Tarkoon7719/
Torkhun774/
Torkane774/
Tourkan772/
Tarkcon771/
Terkoon771/
Torkund771/
Torkand771/
Tharkon770/
Tarkocin7196/
Torkhand7126/
Tourkhan716/
Tarkhoun715/
Tarkoçin712/
Torzkhan711/
Tourkane711/
Turkoone711/
Tarkan672,728/
Turkan671,596/
Terkan67491/
Torkunova67468/
Tarkun67193/
Tercon67166/
Torcan67160/
Torcun6775/
Tarcon6748/
Turcon6730/
Torcom6712/
Turkun678/
Turkán672/

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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 Torkon
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