Torquato Surname

24,951st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Torquato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torquato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil20,8141:10,285590
United States3861:939,01370,219
Italy1991:307,32038,309
Canada451:818,79163,991
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
France111:6,038,429280,838
India81:95,883,173728,828
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England41:13,929,515290,718
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Torquato (2,288) may also be a first name.

Torquato Last Name Facts

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

Torquato is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torquato? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,951st most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 336,918 people. Torquato is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Torquato live; 96 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 155,907th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 2,288 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 20,814 people, or 1 in 10,285. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 22 percent live, Ceará, where 10 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 9 percent live. Excluding Brazil this last name exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Torquato Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Torquato surname are 40.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.62% registered with the party.

The amount Torquato earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.83% more than the national average, earning $47,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.6% more than the national average, earning $65,385 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torquatto9474/
Torquatos946/
Torqquato941/
Tourquato941/
Torquatoo941/
Torrquato941/
Torqato932/
Tarquato8813/
Torquata883/
Torqauto881/
Torcato801,562/
Torkato8012/
Torcatto75120/
Torcatos7563/
Torquota751/
Torcata672/
Tarcato672/
Torcoto671/
Tarkato671/
Tarkouta501/

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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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  • 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 Torquato
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