Torsu Surname

112,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Torsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torsu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4,0181:6,725909
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Liberia141:314,89517,893
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Torsu (13) may also be a first name.

Torsu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torsu (Hindi: टोरसू) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Torsu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 112,981st most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,778,752 people. Torsu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Torsu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Torsu is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

The surname Torsu is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 4,018 people, or 1 in 6,725. Not including Ghana this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Liberia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torsus9112/
Torsou912/
Torsuy911/
Torshu911/
Torssu911/
Torsui911/
Torssou836/
Toursou834/
Tourshu830/
Torcu80343/
Tarsu8071/
Tersu8028/
Torju8023/
Tursu802/
Toursouy771/
Torsoo731,059/
Tarsus73208/
Tersou73131/
Tortcu73103/
Torzhu7342/
Torjus7328/
Torsoe7327/
Tarsou7327/
Turshu7319/
Tarsuh7311/
Tarsui7310/
Tersuh737/
Tarsau735/
Tarsiu734/
Torchu732/
Thursu732/
Tursuu731/
Torzuu731/
Tursus730/
Thorsault710/
Torchut67200/
Torgius6749/
Tarsaud6719/
Tarshus6719/
Thorsoe6714/
Tarsous678/
Torshoo677/
Tordjou673/
Tharsus672/
Tarscou672/
Tharsup671/
Torzeus671/
Tarssou671/
Tourzou671/
Társult671/

Torsu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Torsu in the Hindi language
टोरसूtorasu-

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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 Torsu
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