Torto Surname

79,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Torto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4,7801:5,653789
Nigeria5071:349,39418,879
United States2121:1,709,712113,287
Italy1621:377,51043,418
Zimbabwe1081:142,94718,429
England901:619,09036,665
Philippines641:1,581,847107,292
France511:1,302,406132,002
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Torto (56) may also be a first name.

Torto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torto occurs most in Ghana. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Torto.

How Common Is The Last Name Torto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Torto is the 79,235th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,183,427 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Torto are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 56 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is carried by 4,780 people, or 1 in 5,653. Aside from Ghana this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Torto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Torto are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Torto earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.55% less than the national average, earning $38,595 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.05% less than the national average, earning $36,741 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tortop911,121/
Tuorto91396/
Tortos91224/
Tortot9152/
Tortoş9113/
Tortuo912/
Tortoy912/
Tortoš911/
Ttorto911/
Tortoo911/
Tortto911/
Tortou911/
Thorto911/
Tourto911/
Tortoa911/
Tourtoy8343/
Torttoh838/
Tortosh837/
Tourtou835/
Tortoys832/
Tourtot831/
Tuortou831/
Terto8010,708/
Torta802,068/
Tarto801,171/
Turto8088/
Tortá801/
Tourtois77437/
Tourtout771/
Turtoi731,294/
Tortas7349/
Tortat7329/
Turtos7323/
Tartoo7321/
Tourta7321/
Tortós7311/
Tortaç7310/
Tartuo736/
Tortta734/
Tortaz734/
Tartou732/
Tertho732/
Tortaş731/
Thorta731/
Tartoa731/
Tartos731/
Tertoo731/
Turtou731/
Tórtos731/
Tertoh731/
Terrto731/
Tortaa731/
Tartot730/
Turtoy730/
Tartous67227/
Torteau6768/
Tertooy6745/
Tourtas6740/
Tartois6724/
Tartott6712/
Tuirtou679/
Tartouh671/
Thortha671/
Thortat671/
Turtott671/
Tartout671/

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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 Torto
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