Torsti Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Torsti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torsti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1241:44,3285,481
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

Torsti (732) may also be a first name.

Torsti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torsti occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Torsti? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,484,726th most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Torsti reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 304,585th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 732 people.

This surname is most widely held in Finland, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 44,328. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 40 percent live, Ostrobothnia, where 15 percent live and Pirkanmaa, where 15 percent live. Outside of Finland this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torshti921/
Torste834/
Torsta830/
Torster77100/
Torchti7735/
Toerste778/
Teræsti771/
Torsted770/
Thorsted71949/
Torsæter7137/
Torstedt712/
Thurstie710/
Thorstead675/
Tarste672/
Thorstedt672/
Tarsta671/
Tursty670/
Terstea6219/
Thursty624/
Thursta620/
Turstedt5734/
Taarsted5710/
Tarstedt579/
Thurstaj571/
Törstedt571/
Thurstha570/
Thurstay570/
Thursted570/
Tarsthaha531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Torsti
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