Torning Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Torning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia861:313,90427,145
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Törning (70) are calculated separately.

Torning (38) may also be a first name.

Torning Last Name Facts

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

Torning occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Törning. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Torning? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,263,456th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Torning reside; 47 percent reside in Australasia and 47 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent forename in the world, held by 38 people.

The surname Torning is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 313,904. In Australia it is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 98 percent reside and Queensland, where 2 percent reside. Barring Australia Torning occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Denmark, where 9 percent reside.

Torning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Torning has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Torning surname expanded 886 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Torning Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Torning surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Torning earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.1% more than the national average, earning $64,334 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Törning9570/
Thorning93878/
Tourning9310/
Tornin92107/
Thornings880/
Terning86270/
Tärning86119/
Turning8696/
Tarning8634/
Tornina867/
Thörning8073/
Taarning8070/
Thärning8035/
Therning8031/
Tornueng806/
Ternning804/
Tharning803/
Thornion802/
Tournion801/
Turnning800/
Thurning800/
Tarnin7727/
Tornen7714/
Tornín772/
Thorngnin751/
Törnäng7118/
Tarnina719/
Terneng716/
Thornen711/
Tarnion711/
Tharnin711/
Tournen711/
Tarneng710/
Turneng710/
Terninck6739/
Toornent6731/
Toornend6720/
Thornyon673/
Tarnienė672/
Terneeng671/
Torrnend670/

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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 Torning
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