Torkowsky Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Torkowsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torkowsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Torkowsky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torkowsky occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torkowsky? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Torkowsky is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Torkowsky reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 5,750,390. In Germany Torkowsky is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Peru, where 6 percent live.

Torkowsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Torkowsky has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Torkowsky surname declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Torkowsky
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