Torson Surname

345,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Torson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
United States4301:842,92864,333
England411:1,358,97760,528
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:252,35520,860

Torson (126) may also be a first name.

Torson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torson occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Torson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 345,133rd most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,868,564 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Torson live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most numerous given name on earth, held by 126 people.

Torson is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Without taking into account Ghana this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Torson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Torson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Torson last name expanded 216 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 4,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Torson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Torson surname are 23.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

Torson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning $46,028 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorson9210,751/
Torsson92412/
Torsone9269/
Tourson927/
Torsion923/
Toorson920/
Torrson920/
Torshon920/
Toerson920/
Thorsson861,371/
Thourson8633/
Thorrson863/
Toursoun862/
Tourhson861/
Thorshon861/
Thorsond861/
Thorsoun861/
Torssone861/
Toirsson861/
Torsound861/
Thoerson860/
Torsun83342/
Torsen83330/
Tarson83292/
Torsan83165/
Torzon8343/
Turson8334/
Torjon8319/
Torsén8317/
Torsán8315/
Torcon832/
Torsom831/
Torsonova801/
Thorsen7715,685/
Torchon771,360/
Thorsén77723/
Thurson7782/
Toersen7754/
Tursion7750/
Tursone7743/
Torshan7742/
Torzone7730/
Tarshon7729/
Tarrson7719/
Tharson7714/
Torsian7713/
Turshon776/
Torshun775/
Torsand775/
Tarsion774/
Torsund774/
Tórsson772/
Toursen772/
Tarsong772/
Thorsèn772/
Torjohn771/
Torrsen771/
Torseen771/
Torsien771/
Tarsonn771/
Tarszon771/
Torsane771/
Torsang771/
Torshom771/
Tursson770/
Thorsan770/
Torshonova7524/
Torjusen71253/
Thorssen7135/
Tourchon7129/
Toirzhon717/
Tarrsion717/
Thorssén716/
Thorrsen713/
Tarrsson712/
Tourshan711/
Thorsien711/
Thoursen711/
Torchoun711/
Toursoum711/
Thorsund711/
Thorchon711/
Torjasen710/
Thoursan710/
Tursun676,278/
Tarsan671,298/
Torjan67892/
Torsunova67865/
Torjussen67592/
Tursen67445/
Tarsun67444/
Tursan67307/
Torcan67160/
Türsen67132/
Türsan67126/
Tarzon6782/
Torcun6775/
Tarsen6764/
Tarjon6761/
Tarcon6748/
Turcon6730/
Torsanova6715/
Toršan6712/
Torzan6710/
Torjossen676/
Torsum676/
Torsem674/
Tursón673/
Torsam673/
Tursom672/
Tarsén672/
Torçun671/
Ttharsson671/
Torshzian671/
Torxan671/
Torján671/
Tarsán671/
Tourssane671/
Torchoune671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Torson
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