Torp Surname

87,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Torp Surname User-submission:

Torp, an old word for 'farm' or 'farm cluster' or 'densely inhabited place'; responds etymologically to the German dorf (village). In recent times, the meaning is 'small farm' or 'farmhouse'.

Torp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2,5171:2,043167
Denmark1,9011:2,969248
United States5891:615,38049,848
Sweden1601:61,5424,713
Germany1061:759,48556,711
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Finland431:127,83012,225
England251:2,228,72284,230
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Iceland151:25,3391,935
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Qatar61:393,00055,922
France51:13,284,544357,392
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Torp (45) may also be a first name.

Torp Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Torp, an old word for 'farm' or 'farm cluster' or 'densely inhabited place'; responds etymologically to the German dorf (village). In recent times, the meaning is 'small farm' or 'farmhouse'.

- Ramzi Lahrach

Torp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torp (Hindi: तोरप, Russian: Торп) is found most in Norway. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Torp? popularity and diffusion

It is the 87,236th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,321,165 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Torp reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 45 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 2,517 people, or 1 in 2,043. In Norway Torp is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 83 percent reside, Western Norway, where 6 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Norway it is found in 39 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Torp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Torp has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,963 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 417 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Torp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Torp last name are 20.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Torp earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning 347,304 kr per year; in United States they earn 35.27% more than the national average, earning $58,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.29% less than the national average, earning $34,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorp8916,397/
Torpe89807/
Torps8938/
Toorp896/
Torpp896/
Torpz890/
Torpt890/
Tor8658,911/
Thorpe8077,134/
Thorps8070/
Tourpe8067/
Thorph803/
Torpås803/
Thorpp802/
Torppe802/
Thorpf801/
Thorrp800/
Thorpt800/
Thoorp800/
Toor7520,871/
Thor7520,847/
Tore7511,686/
Tuor757,268/
Tort755,515/
Torr753,910/
Turp752,368/
Terp752,132/
Tour751,662/
Torz751,205/
Tarp75704/
Toir75696/
Torh75614/
Tord75150/
Torb7531/
Torv7518/
Htor7512/
Türp7510/
Tohr759/
Torø758/
Ttor755/
Totr753/
Toyr751/
Dtor751/
Torpova7369/
Thorphe731/
Thoorpe731/
Thorrpe731/
Thorppe731/
Toure671,029,155/
Torre6758,747/
Tharp6718,740/
Thore679,335/
Tarpe67685/
Thoor67343/
Thour67240/
Thorr67214/
Thorz67124/
Therp67114/
Tourt67114/
Toire6772/
Toore6770/
Htour6768/
Thorb6751/
Toyre6740/
Törpe6738/
Tortt6730/
Toord6730/
Turpe6727/
Thorø6725/
Torød6719/
Tohur6717/
Tordt6716/
Torhe6716/
Tarph6715/
Torzs6712/
Torvø6712/
Tuore6710/
Thoir679/
Tarpø677/
Thuor675/
Tourd675/
Tourh675/
Tosre674/
Tourb673/
Totrb673/
Tourz673/
Thurp672/
Tourr672/
D'Thorpe672/
Dhtor672/
Torrr672/
Htorr671/
Dtorr671/
Totrh671/
Tottr671/
Ttoor671/
Thotr671/
Thhor671/
Toirh671/
Torrd671/
Toorr671/
Toosr671/
Torbø671/
Torrz671/
Torzh671/
Thoër671/
Torrë671/
Tousr671/
Tarpp670/
Tordd670/
Toerb670/
Torbs670/
Tarps670/
Tahrp670/
Thorh670/
Tatrp670/

Torp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Torp in the Hindi language
तोरपtorapa-
Torp in the Russian language
Торпtorp-

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