Torness Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Torness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Torness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torness occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Torness click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torness? popularity and diffusion

The last name Torness is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Torness reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is most prevalent in: South Dakota, where 86 percent are found, Iowa, where 10 percent are found and South Carolina, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in China, where 5 percent are found.

Torness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Torness has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Torness surname increased 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Torness Last Name Statistics demography

Torness earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.02% less than the national average, earning $36,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorness9381/
Torgness935/
Tornesse934/
Tornes924,693/
Thornes861,022/
Tornese86589/
Torneus86236/
Tournes86131/
Torgnes8664/
Turness8657/
Terness8619/
Tarness8618/
Torniss862/
Tornets861/
Torrnes861/
Tornest861/
Tornies860/
Torne8311,694/
Thurness8029/
Thorneus8013/
Tourneys802/
Thoernes801/
Taarness801/
Thorniss800/
Thorne7756,663/
Ternes775,043/
Torner772,522/
Torney772,476/
Turnes772,246/
Tornez772,150/
Tornea771,898/
Tourne771,119/
Tornøe77165/
Tornet77125/
Tornis7748/
Tornee7731/
Tarnes7726/
Tornés7710/
Tornei776/
Tornée776/
Tornäs774/
Torned772/
Tornge772/
Tohrne771/
Torhne771/
Torrne771/
Tornie771/
Toorne770/
Toyrne770/
Torenneas750/
Terneus71959/
Tornyos71748/
Tournie71667/
Tournet71508/
Tourney71504/
Thorney71397/
Thurnes71227/
Thernes71153/
Tournis71127/
Tourner7161/
Tournee7150/
Tournez7146/
Tornais7122/
Torgner7117/
Törneås7113/
Turnese7111/
Taarnes7110/
Tornett7110/
Ternies719/
Toorner718/
Tornice717/
Tornish717/
Ternesø717/
Torneth716/
Tornhed715/
Tournès714/
Turnesh714/
Thorned713/
Torenne713/
Tarnest713/
Turneus713/
Toorney712/
Turnets712/
Thornøe712/
Thornee712/
Turnest711/
Turneys711/
Turniss711/
Torrnez711/
Teernes711/
Terneas711/
Terrnes711/
Thornea711/
Tarnesh711/
Tornoys711/
Tournée711/
Törneus711/
Terneis711/
Tourneu711/
Tournex711/
Thornäs711/
Ternesh711/
Tuorney710/
Thornie710/
Tornney710/
Tornnie710/
Thoorne710/
Tornner710/
Turneas710/
Terniss710/
Tournea710/
Torna672,451/
Tournois672,363/
Torni67509/
Tourenne67340/
Tarne67267/
Torné67157/
Therneus67148/
Torny67131/
Turennes67131/
Tourneix67114/
Tournoys6719/
Torniche6711/
Tornehed677/
Thernesz674/
Thornner672/
Tournead671/
Tharnesh671/
Thornish671/
Thernezs671/
Tornè671/
Tornehøj671/
Torionne671/
Tournais671/
Tourneij671/
Tourniez671/
Tornniey670/
Thorniey670/
Ternoiss670/
Tournney670/
Thorrney670/
Thorrner670/
Thornnea670/

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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 Torness
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