Torkpa Surname
Approximately 343 people bear this surname
Torkpa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 234 | 1:18,840 | 1,911 |
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
Torkpa (19) may also be a first name.
Torkpa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Torkpa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Torkpa is most common in Liberia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Torkpa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Torkpa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 812,930th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Torkpa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is carried by 234 people, or 1 in 18,840. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Lofa County, where 30 percent reside, Bong County, where 28 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 13 percent reside. Other than Liberia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torkpah | 92 | 688 | / |
| Torkhpai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Torkpeah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tuorkpah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Torkpo | 83 | 489 | / |
| Torkpe | 83 | 82 | / |
| Turkpa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Tarkpa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Torkpaaye | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tarkpah | 77 | 76 | / |
| Tarkpea | 77 | 42 | / |
| Turkpah | 77 | 15 | / |
| Torkpei | 77 | 15 | / |
| Torkper | 77 | 5 | / |
| Torkpeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Torkpie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Torkpoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tarkpaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tarkpe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tarkpo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tarkpee | 62 | 37 | / |
| Tarkpeh | 62 | 34 | / |
| Tarkpoh | 62 | 3 | / |
| Tarkpeu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Targpah | 62 | 1 | / |
| Taarkper | 57 | 9 | / |
| Tarkpehe | 57 | 6 | / |
| Turkpich | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tarkkpee | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Torkpa
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