Torleif Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Torleif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torleif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Torleif (2,316) may also be a first name.

Torleif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torleif is found most in Croatia. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Torleif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torleif? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Torleif occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Torleif live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in Scandinavia. Torleif is also the 154,703rd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 2,316 people.

The last name is most numerous in Croatia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,409,535. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 67 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Croatia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 17 percent are found and Norway, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorleif9312/
Trlif831/
Thorlief801/
Torlöf7717/
Torlev777/
Torleb774/
Toralf773/
Tarlif772/
Torulf771/
Torolf771/
Tralif771/
Tarleff7115/
Dorlevi7110/
Torleva718/
Terlevi713/
Toro Leiva713/
Torloff711/
Toraliev6774/
Torlafia6726/
Trolf6722/
Torilofa6715/
Torolphi6710/
Dor Levi673/
Treiloff672/
Torleeva672/
Tourlaev671/
Treleafe671/
Trollevi671/
Troulifa671/
Dourlifi671/
Tiryleff670/
Trueleaf670/

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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 Torleif
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