Toro Surname

2,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Chile

Toro Surname Definition:

Dweller at the sign of the bull; descendant of Toro, one who came from Toro (bull), the name of several villages in Spain.

Found in Castile and Estremadura. Name of villages near Segorbe, Orense, and Zamora. Derived from latin "taurus" meaning a bull.

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Toro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia78,5201:608117
Chile39,4951:44691
Venezuela33,0711:913176
Spain13,0411:3,585432
United States11,6231:31,1853,881
Peru6,5051:4,886795
Ecuador6,4071:2,483438
Argentina6,1481:6,952695
Mexico4,3951:28,2431,873
Puerto Rico3,5821:991139
Indonesia3,0771:42,9804,924
Italy2,7471:22,2633,878
Bolivia2,6131:4,063610
Honduras2,5091:3,514415
Burkina Faso1,7051:10,764966
Nigeria1,3191:134,3018,691
Togo1,2601:5,7521,143
Brazil8751:244,6569,423
Niger8731:21,9841,345
Dominican Republic6471:16,1251,139
Benin5841:17,6982,388
Cuba5421:21,2601,305
Papua New Guinea4811:16,9521,695
Zimbabwe3981:38,7905,998
Philippines3841:263,64138,869
Albania3351:8,6991,645
India3241:2,367,48676,917
Turkey2971:262,02517,894
Canada2781:132,53813,752
Ivory Coast2711:85,1344,565
France2591:256,45839,566
Romania2341:85,80310,001
South Africa2141:253,16725,671
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
England1531:364,17025,923
Panama1461:26,7961,635
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Solomon Islands1231:4,716617
Finland1201:45,8065,634
Belgium1141:100,84815,329
Germany1061:759,48556,711
Lebanon931:60,6144,625
Russia881:1,637,762109,009
Australia871:310,29526,919
Kenya801:577,24927,285
Switzerland661:124,43812,477
Costa Rica601:79,6681,484
Sweden601:164,11311,407
Paraguay581:124,7712,739
Guatemala531:303,4474,519
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Kosovo451:41,3753,578
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
Hungary411:239,42119,309
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Austria261:327,51736,002
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Aruba231:4,499638
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Senegal221:662,6972,512
Norway191:270,64728,127
Lesotho171:119,56211,827
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Kyrgyzstan141:426,61834,019
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
China81:170,915,1968,932
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

The alternate forms: Toró (104), Tóro (1) & Törõ (1) are calculated separately.

Toro (8,829) may also be a first name.

Toro Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dweller at the sign of the bull; descendant of Toro, one who came from Toro (bull), the name of several villages in Spain.

Found in Castile and Estremadura. Name of villages near Segorbe, Orense, and Zamora. Derived from latin "taurus" meaning a bull.

Castilian name.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Toro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Toro (Arabic: طورو, Georgian: ტორო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﺭﻭ, Hindi: टोरो, Marathi: तोरो, Russian: Торо) is found in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Toró, Tóro or Törõ. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Toro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Toro is the 2,423rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 32,035 people. The last name Toro occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Toro reside; 76 percent reside in South America and 49 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Toro is also the 66,554th most commonly used first name globally, held by 8,829 people.

This last name is most widespread in Colombia, where it is held by 78,520 people, or 1 in 608. In Colombia Toro is most prevalent in: Antioquia Department, where 27 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 14 percent live and Nariño Department, where 9 percent live. Aside from Colombia it exists in 140 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 17 percent live and Venezuela, where 15 percent live.

Toro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Toro has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 30,587 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 7,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Toro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Toro last name is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Syriac Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Toro surname are 40.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.3% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Toro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 14.17% more than the national average, earning €34,285 per year; in Norway they earn 26.65% more than the national average, earning 438,327 kr per year; in Peru they earn 12.42% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,978 per year; in South Africa they earn 67.87% less than the national average, earning R 76,344 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $24,041,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning $40,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.58% more than the national average, earning $52,954 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toró92104/
Tóro921/
Toros893,651/
Torop893,351/
Torro892,771/
Torou892,573/
Torot891,102/
Toroy89814/
Toroi89460/
Tuoro89411/
Touro89330/
Torho89304/
Torgo89258/
Toroz89238/
Thoro89157/
Toruo89148/
Totro89123/
Toroa8999/
Tooro8983/
Toroh8972/
Toiro8953/
Toroš8944/
Torzo8943/
Toroo8919/
Torod8915/
Toroj8915/
Toroň8911/
Tosro894/
Ttoro893/
Toero893/
Tohro892/
Toroş891/
Törõ831/
Torous80670/
Tourou80419/
Touros80304/
Torosh80197/
Toorop80180/
Thorot80131/
Tourot8099/
Torros8048/
Touroi8037/
Thorho8033/
Touroo8029/
Torňoš8024/
Toiroh8018/
Torroh8015/
Toross8014/
Toyroa8013/
Torrou8012/
Ttorop8011/
Torrot8011/
Torrop808/
Tooros808/
Toroňa808/
Toroch808/
Tohuro806/
Tuoruo806/
Torroz804/
Thooro804/
Thoiro804/
Torgoo804/
Toirot804/
Torgoy803/
Toroup803/
Torouz802/
Thouro801/
Torois801/
Tuorgo801/
Thorop801/
Torruo801/
Tooroi801/
Toorot801/
Toorou801/
Torgoi801/
Torgou801/
Toirou801/
Toroit801/
Tuoroo801/
Torodd801/
Tora7516,998/
Taro7516,684/
Tero7511,708/
Turo752,705/
Torá7523/
Torà7513/
Téro752/
Thourot73295/
Tourout73213/
Tourrou7375/
Touroux7319/
Tourgou7310/
Thoiroh738/
Thoroud734/
Toutrou734/
Torruos733/
Tourous733/
Tothrop732/
Thoroch732/
Torroha732/
Toiroux731/
Torrott731/
Toirgoi731/
Tourzou731/
Touroos731/
Touroup731/
Tourouz731/
Thorroi731/
Toroich731/
Thohrod731/
Thoroux730/
Thourop730/
Torah6723,386/
Tauro679,580/
Tatro676,359/
Torra675,066/
Thero673,609/
Taroy672,847/
Turro672,453/
Tarou671,823/
Tharo671,780/
Tarro671,647/
Thora671,140/
Turos671,105/
Toura671,087/
Terro67951/
Torad67944/
Torga67920/
Torat67788/
Turoň67619/
Turot67594/
Taero67562/
Toora67519/
Toras67492/
Toráč67398/
Taroa67379/
Tuiro67341/
Tarot67337/
Thuro67267/
Teroy67254/
Torau67241/
Taros67233/
Taroh67218/
Tuora67189/
Taroo67166/
Torza67151/
Torój67133/
Tturo67132/
Turop67121/
Taroi67113/
Tutro67104/
Tohra6799/
Torha6798/
Turoa6789/
Torač6784/
Toraa6780/
Tuhro6779/
Totra6776/
Teero6776/
Toyra6768/
Toraz6764/
Turoi6760/
Tarod6756/
Torró6756/
Tusro6747/
Thottrot6746/
Touroult6745/
Teroo6742/
Teuro6737/
Toráňová6737/
Htora6737/
Turoh6734/
Tarop6731/
Tuyro6729/
Toreu6726/
Toráň6723/
Teroi6722/
Tasro6718/
Toroňová6718/
Toera6716/
Taaro6712/
Thourout6712/
Turoo6710/
Turoš679/
Torrà679/
Thohuroh678/
Turoy678/
Turoś678/
Toroitch678/
Torap677/
Tahro677/
Turou677/
Toira677/
Teroh676/
Turod676/
Túros676/
Torós675/
Taïro675/
Torohova674/
Taroj674/
Taroz673/
Thorouss673/
Torrá673/
Tojra672/
Tourã672/
Turoz672/
Dtaro671/
Dtero671/
Tgora671/
Tóros671/
Túroš671/
Turoș671/
Tgaro671/
Toraňová671/
Torhoudt671/
Tourouch671/
Thorrout671/
Ttora671/
Théro671/
Teïro671/

Toro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Toro in the Georgian language
ტოროtoro-
Toro in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻮﺭﻭtwrw-
Toro in the Marathi language
तोरोtoro94.12
टोरोtoro2.77
तॉरोtoro2.08
टॉरोtoro1.04
Toro in the Hindi language
टोरोtoro62.5
तोरोtoro37.5
Toro in the Russian language
Тороtoro-
Toro in the Arabic language
طوروtwrw-
توروtwrw-

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