Torkula Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Torkula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torkula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3401:521,00825,723
England31:18,572,686338,250

Torkula (111) may also be a first name.

Torkula Last Name Facts

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

Torkula has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torkula? popularity and diffusion

The last name Torkula is the 812,930th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Torkula reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 890,531st most prevalent first name globally, held by 111 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 521,008. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 88 percent are found, Plateau, where 4 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Torkula occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torkulah934/
Torkulaa934/
Torkulla931/
Torrkulla8831/
Tourkoula881/
Terkula865,129/
Turkula8696/
Tarkula8675/
Torkule8671/
Torkola861/
Torculas802,319/
Torkkola80389/
Tarkulah8070/
Torkkila8020/
Torculaz803/
Thorkule802/
Tarkaula801/
Terkulaa801/
Tterkula801/
Tergkula801/
Torkulets7534/
Tourkolia7512/
Torcullas754/
Tarkule7177/
Turkulj7175/
Torkoly7129/
Turkuła7120/
Tarkila715/
Turkuli714/
Tarkuli713/
Turkulo712/
Turkule712/
Tercula711/
Terkila711/
Terkulo711/
Torkilo710/
Tarculas67113/
Tarkilah67105/
Turculas6752/
Tarkkila6723/
Tarkkola675/
Torkilho671/
Tarquila671/
Torculos671/
Turkulis671/
Turkulei671/

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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 Torkula
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