Tortora Surname

34,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Tortora Surname User-submission:

Tortora comes from a personal name derived from tortora, meaning 'turtle dove' (from the Latin turtur, genitive turturis), symbolizing 'innocence' and 'purity'. It can also be a habitational name from Tortora in Cosenza province.

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Tortora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy10,9721:5,574672
United States2,0541:176,46517,705
Argentina6941:61,5905,242
Brazil5781:370,37114,147
France2921:227,47535,284
Uruguay1081:31,7763,654
England651:857,20145,134
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Australia541:499,92037,885
Chile491:359,5209,978
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
Paraguay371:195,5883,664
Canada371:995,82774,831
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Denmark101:564,47234,222
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
San Marino21:16,607796
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tonga11:107,313791
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

The alternate forms: Tórtora (26) are calculated separately.

Tortora (53) may also be a first name.

Tortora Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tortora comes from a personal name derived from tortora, meaning 'turtle dove' (from the Latin turtur, genitive turturis), symbolizing 'innocence' and 'purity'. It can also be a habitational name from Tortora in Cosenza province.

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Tortora Last Name Facts

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

Tortora (Russian: Тортора) is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Tórtora. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tortora? popularity and diffusion

Tortora is the 34,816th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 478,940 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Tortora live; 72 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 72 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 53 people.

The surname Tortora is most frequently held in Italy, where it is carried by 10,972 people, or 1 in 5,574. In Italy it is mostly found in: Campania, where 66 percent are found, Lazio, where 8 percent are found and Apulia, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Italy it occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Tortora Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tortora last name are 10.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Tortora earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 17.51% more than the national average, earning €35,288 per year; in South Africa they earn 118.29% more than the national average, earning R 518,736 per year; in United States they earn 21.84% more than the national average, earning $52,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.86% less than the national average, earning $48,758 CAD per year.

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Tortora Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tortora in the Russian language
Тортораtortora-

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