Torres Surname
Approximately 3,657,507 people bear this surname
Torres Surname Definition:
Dweller at, or near, a tower or spire; one who came from Torres, the name of many places in Spain and Portugal.
The plural form of the Spanish "torre" from the latin "turris" both meaning "tower."
Ancient surname and one of the more common ones in Spain and Hispanic world.
Read More About This SurnameTorres Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1,029,371 | 1:121 | 17 |
| Colombia | 400,876 | 1:119 | 12 |
| United States | 358,000 | 1:1,012 | 65 |
| Peru | 235,991 | 1:135 | 12 |
| Venezuela | 210,524 | 1:143 | 16 |
| Argentina | 192,977 | 1:221 | 13 |
| Brazil | 185,312 | 1:1,155 | 138 |
| Spain | 177,665 | 1:263 | 22 |
| Philippines | 162,353 | 1:624 | 22 |
| Chile | 110,671 | 1:159 | 17 |
| Cuba | 110,080 | 1:105 | 13 |
| Ecuador | 92,119 | 1:173 | 8 |
| Paraguay | 50,198 | 1:144 | 27 |
| Puerto Rico | 44,349 | 1:80 | 21 |
| Guatemala | 44,104 | 1:365 | 64 |
| Honduras | 43,972 | 1:201 | 40 |
| El Salvador | 40,424 | 1:157 | 28 |
| Dominican Republic | 36,922 | 1:283 | 56 |
| Costa Rica | 22,793 | 1:210 | 59 |
| Nicaragua | 19,067 | 1:316 | 71 |
| Panama | 18,099 | 1:216 | 41 |
| Portugal | 14,021 | 1:743 | 132 |
| France | 13,391 | 1:4,960 | 396 |
| Bolivia | 11,235 | 1:945 | 196 |
| Uruguay | 9,659 | 1:355 | 40 |
| Canada | 3,684 | 1:10,002 | 1,496 |
| Italy | 2,019 | 1:30,291 | 5,409 |
| Morocco | 1,704 | 1:20,232 | 3,124 |
| Belize | 1,494 | 1:238 | 29 |
| Australia | 1,325 | 1:20,374 | 2,824 |
| England | 1,199 | 1:46,470 | 5,845 |
| Thailand | 1,060 | 1:66,640 | 8,533 |
| Germany | 966 | 1:83,339 | 10,522 |
| Andorra | 870 | 1:96 | 9 |
| Guam | 758 | 1:211 | 21 |
| Belgium | 726 | 1:15,836 | 2,421 |
| Russia | 636 | 1:226,609 | 24,418 |
| Switzerland | 563 | 1:14,588 | 2,410 |
| Guyana | 484 | 1:1,575 | 276 |
| Algeria | 437 | 1:88,402 | 13,574 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 353 | 1:155 | 31 |
| Netherlands | 322 | 1:52,445 | 8,992 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 272 | 1:5,015 | 812 |
| South Africa | 260 | 1:208,376 | 22,133 |
| Bahrain | 176 | 1:7,663 | 1,429 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 176 | 1:627 | 77 |
| Sweden | 170 | 1:57,922 | 4,459 |
| Japan | 136 | 1:940,032 | 19,489 |
| India | 133 | 1:5,767,409 | 137,347 |
| Djibouti | 125 | 1:7,319 | 508 |
| Cape Verde | 122 | 1:4,341 | 180 |
| Israel | 122 | 1:70,145 | 8,665 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 115 | 1:1,543 | 208 |
| Angola | 110 | 1:245,356 | 2,317 |
| Taiwan | 106 | 1:221,177 | 1,883 |
| Norway | 101 | 1:50,914 | 7,301 |
| New Zealand | 97 | 1:46,684 | 7,635 |
| United Arab Emirates | 85 | 1:107,791 | 9,280 |
| Denmark | 83 | 1:68,009 | 6,785 |
| Ireland | 82 | 1:57,426 | 3,925 |
| Aruba | 79 | 1:1,310 | 182 |
| Greece | 78 | 1:142,049 | 23,538 |
| China | 76 | 1:17,991,073 | 1,021 |
| Afghanistan | 61 | 1:527,101 | 6,518 |
| Austria | 60 | 1:141,924 | 19,117 |
| Wales | 60 | 1:51,576 | 4,775 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Malaysia | 57 | 1:517,443 | 25,717 |
| Luxembourg | 55 | 1:10,555 | 1,817 |
| Gibraltar | 54 | 1:629 | 97 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Poland | 50 | 1:760,175 | 61,940 |
| Finland | 49 | 1:112,178 | 11,104 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:118,974 | 7,657 |
| Micronesia | 40 | 1:2,656 | 477 |
| Estonia | 38 | 1:34,784 | 6,408 |
| Brunei | 37 | 1:11,317 | 1,397 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| American Samoa | 36 | 1:1,549 | 282 |
| Belarus | 33 | 1:287,911 | 32,667 |
| Curaçao | 33 | 1:4,765 | 122 |
| Kazakhstan | 33 | 1:535,833 | 38,572 |
| Czechia | 31 | 1:343,015 | 41,724 |
| Hong Kong | 30 | 1:244,516 | 3,036 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| South Korea | 26 | 1:1,970,779 | 449 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Mozambique | 22 | 1:1,239,162 | 2,268 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Egypt | 20 | 1:4,596,788 | 48,078 |
| Vietnam | 20 | 1:4,632,303 | 2,388 |
| Iceland | 17 | 1:22,358 | 1,772 |
| Tunisia | 16 | 1:38,164 | 5,464 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| Lebanon | 13 | 1:433,622 | 11,952 |
| Oman | 13 | 1:283,690 | 4,528 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9 | 1:126,186 | 322 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Haiti | 9 | 1:1,187,101 | 12,579 |
| Macau | 9 | 1:66,848 | 400 |
| Armenia | 8 | 1:366,272 | 7,804 |
| Dominica | 7 | 1:10,842 | 411 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Anguilla | 6 | 1:2,239 | 218 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Ghana | 5 | 1:5,404,138 | 15,377 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1:221,219 | 8,471 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Palau | 4 | 1:5,411 | 112 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Myanmar | 3 | 1:17,312,662 | 2,080 |
| Rwanda | 3 | 1:3,788,326 | 5,895 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1:79,678,386 | 25,993 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| San Marino | 2 | 1:16,607 | 796 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Sudan | 2 | 1:18,755,098 | 14,167 |
| Tajikistan | 2 | 1:4,193,346 | 12,835 |
| Turkmenistan | 2 | 1:2,744,556 | 11,412 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,277 | 1:39,326 | 4,643 |
The alternate forms: Tôrres (153), Torrès (33), Tórres (9), Törres (3), Tõrres (1), Torrês (1), Torrés (1), Tòrres (1) & Tòrrês (1) are calculated separately.
Torres (5,191) may also be a first name.
Torres Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Dweller at, or near, a tower or spire; one who came from Torres, the name of many places in Spain and Portugal.
The plural form of the Spanish "torre" from the latin "turris" both meaning "tower."
Ancient surname and one of the more common ones in Spain and Hispanic world. Originally of forms la Torre (see), La Torre, and de la Torre (see), derived from latin "turris" meaning steeple, watchtower, or tower. Part of total name of over 150 Spanish villages.
Castilian name found everywhere in the Peninsula.
(Spanish) Dweller at, or near, a tower or spire.
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from Palencia. Palencia is a city in Castilla, Spain. The family's coat of arms is in azur, 5 silver towers placed in cross (like an x).
- ftorresgThis surname means 'Towers'.
- digomrTorres Demographics
Torres Religious Adherence
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Torres Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Torres Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Torres (Arabic: طوريس, Marathi: टोरीस, Russian: Торрес) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Tôrres, Torrès, Tórres, Törres, Tõrres, Torrês, Torrés, Tòrres or Tòrrês. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Torres? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 154th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,992 people. The surname Torres is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Torres reside; 41 percent reside in South America and 28 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 93,985th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 5,191 people.
The surname Torres is most common in Mexico, where it is held by 1,029,371 people, or 1 in 121. In Mexico Torres is most prevalent in: México, where 11 percent live, Jalisco, where 8 percent live and Mexico City, where 7 percent live. Apart from Mexico this last name exists in 193 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Torres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Torres has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Torres surname expanded 28,034 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 23,980 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Torres Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Torres last name is primarily Orthodox (76%) in Russia, Orthodox (60%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (33%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (52%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Torres surname are 42.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.93% being registered with the political party.
The amount Torres earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 27.97% less than the national average, earning €21,631 per year; in Norway they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning 332,020 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,284 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.63% more than the national average, earning R 329,448 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $22,787,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.72% less than the national average, earning $35,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4% less than the national average, earning $47,697 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Torres Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Torres in the Marathi language | ||
| टोरीस | torisa | 26.67 |
| टोरेस | toresa | 20 |
| टोरॅस | toresa | 13.33 |
| टॉरस | torasa | 13.33 |
| टॉिरस | toirasa | 6.67 |
| टॉरेस | toresa | 6.67 |
| टोरस | torasa | 6.67 |
| तोरस | torasa | 6.67 |
| Torres in the Russian language | ||
| Торрес | torres | - |
| Torres in the Arabic language | ||
| طوريس | twrys | - |
| توريس | twrys | - |
| تورس | twrs | - |
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