Tors Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Tors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
France271:2,460,101186,232
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Norway121:428,52437,411
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Tõrs (46), Torš (4) & Törs (2) are calculated separately.

Tors (86) may also be a first name.

Tors Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tors is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Tõrs, Torš or Törs. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tors? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,403,590th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Tors live; 26 percent live in Northern Europe and 24 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 86 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States it is most common in: Kentucky, where 18 percent are found, Vermont, where 18 percent are found and Nevada, where 12 percent are found. Besides The United States Tors is found in 29 countries. It is also common in France, where 17 percent are found and Sweden, where 14 percent are found.

Tors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tors has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tors last name expanded 262 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tors Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tors last name is chiefly Maronite (75%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Tors last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tors earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 19.13% less than the national average, earning 279,882 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.91% more than the national average, earning $50,445 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tõrs9246/
Torš924/
Törs922/
Tours891,268/
Thors89749/
Torsh89460/
Torrs8968/
Torsz8960/
Torse8946/
Torst8939/
Torzs8912/
Torås8912/
Toers8911/
Toors899/
Torsø897/
Torså894/
Thorsø80295/
Torsch80146/
Thoirs80133/
Torsøe8080/
Tourse8043/
Thoors8039/
Thorse8039/
Torshe807/
Tourss804/
Torrss801/
Tottrs801/
Torrse801/
Torrrs801/
Torsse801/
Thorss800/
Thours800/
Ters75769/
Tars75195/
Turs75135/
Társ752/
Torß751/
Türs751/
Thorsøe73104/
Thorsch7345/
Thuorst7317/
Torscht739/
Torsova734/
Torsche732/
Toursse731/
Tourshe730/
Torch671,066/
Tarsh67644/
Thers67382/
Torje67297/
Turse67255/
Tarse67203/
Teers6781/
Törős6771/
Torce6747/
Törzs6741/
Tarrs6729/
Turss6727/
Terrs6723/
Thurs6713/
Turst6712/
Thars677/
Torze675/
Terss675/
Tersh674/
Tarst673/
Tursh673/
Taurs673/
Tursz673/
Turås673/
Turrs672/
Taars671/
Tarzs671/
Torìz671/
Törås671/
Tters671/
Tatrs671/
Dters671/

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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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  • 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 Tors
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