Torsun Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Torsun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torsun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3281:237,26016,702
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
England11:55,718,059489,080

Torsun Last Name Facts

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

Torsun occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Torsun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torsun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 814,680th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname Torsun occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Torsun live; 92 percent live in West Asia and 92 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 328 people, or 1 in 237,260. In Turkey Torsun is most numerous in: Sirnak Province, where 33 percent are found, Hakkari Province, where 28 percent are found and Kayseri Province, where 18 percent are found. Beside Turkey this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torshun925/
Torsund924/
Toursoun862/
Torsound861/
Thorsund861/
Thorsoun861/
Tursun836,278/
Torson831,061/
Tarsun83444/
Torcun8375/
Torsum836/
Torçun831/
Torsunova80865/
Torsson77412/
Torchun77146/
Tourson777/
Tarshun774/
Tershun771/
Tersaun771/
Torshon770/
Torrson770/
Toorson770/
Torshunova759/
Toursunova751/
Thorsson711,371/
Torjusen71253/
Thourson7133/
Thorrson713/
Tarsutin711/
Toursoum711/
Toirsson711/
Torchoun711/
Thorshon711/
Tursunova67105,750/
Torjussen67592/
Tarsum67357/
Tarson67292/
Tursum67107/
Tarjun6768/
Torjum6746/
Torzon6743/
Turson6734/
Tarsunova678/
Tursón673/
Terzun673/
Torchoune671/
Tursunová671/

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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 Torsun
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