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

Torsu (Hindi: टोरसू) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Torsu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torsu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 112,981st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,778,752 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Torsu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

The last name Torsu is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 4,018 people, or 1 in 6,725. Not including Ghana Torsu is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Liberia, where 0 percent are found.

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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