Torsson Surname
Approximately 412 people bear this surname
Torsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 389 | 1:25,313 | 2,058 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
The alternate forms: Tórsson (2) are calculated separately.
Torsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Torsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Torsson (Russian: Торссон) is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Tórsson. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Torsson? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 711,133rd most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Torsson are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Torsson is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 389 people, or 1 in 25,313. In Sweden Torsson is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 41 percent live, Halland County, where 18 percent live and Kalmar County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Sweden this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 2 percent live and Finland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Torsson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Torsson in the Russian language | ||
| Торссон | torsson | - |
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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 Torsson
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