Torster Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Torster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Torster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torster is found most frequently in Germany. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,849,867th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. Torster is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Torster are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Torster is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 1,219,780. In Germany Torster is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 26 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 26 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 23 percent live. Not including Germany it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Torster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Torster has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 380 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Torster Last Name Statistics demography

Torster earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.29% more than the national average, earning $57,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torsæter9337/
Torstere9331/
Thorster931/
Toerster930/
Torste924/
Torsted860/
Thorsted80949/
Torstedt802/
Thurster800/
Therster800/
Torsti77142/
Tarste772/
Torsta770/
Thorstead755/
Thorstedt752/
Torshti711/
Taarsted6710/
Tarstedt679/
Tarsta621/
Torchti5735/
Tarsthaha501/

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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 Torster
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