Torum Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Torum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2331:333,99821,310
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Norway61:857,04855,549
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Törum (1) are calculated separately.

Torum (90) may also be a first name.

Torum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torum (Russian: Торум) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Törum. Click here for further potential spellings of Torum.

How Common Is The Last Name Torum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 895,817th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. The last name Torum occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Torum are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 75 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,005,046th most common forename worldwide It is held by 90 people.

The surname Torum is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 333,998. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Ankara Province, where 20 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 16 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Turkey this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Torum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Torum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Torum surname rose 413 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Torum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Torum last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Torum earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.55% more than the national average, earning 351,442 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.93% less than the national average, earning $39,296 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Törum931/
Thorum91148/
Torume9118/
Torrum914/
Torhum914/
Toorum911/
Toerum911/
Toraum911/
Touroum8314/
Torun8042,519/
Tarum80951/
Toruń80592/
Terum80233/
Torom80122/
Turum8067/
Toruñ801/
Tarume73755/
Taroum73508/
Torung73251/
Thorun73114/
Torhun73105/
Torunn7385/
Torgun7383/
Turrum7382/
Targum7379/
Totrun7355/
Torhom7332/
Tasrum7328/
Tahrum7325/
Taerum7323/
Tharum7320/
Tarhum738/
Taruhm735/
Tereum734/
Toraun734/
Toorom734/
Tureum734/
Tarzum733/
Teroum733/
Tarrum733/
Thurum733/
Taraum733/
Taruum732/
Terhum732/
Turume732/
Torrom732/
Toyrun731/
Toirom731/
Toreun731/
Taruim731/
Torrun731/
Teurum731/
Tohrun731/
Therum730/
Terrum730/
Tatrum730/
Teureum6740/
Toeroem6731/
Toreung6712/
Torgoun677/
Thorhun676/
Tarroum675/
Toroung675/
Thurrum673/
Tarahum673/
Targoum673/
Torutin672/
Teeraum672/
Tarhoum671/
Touroumova671/
Thohrom671/
Tarumne671/
Tasrrum671/
Thorune671/
Taroume671/
Toraung671/
Tarhume671/
Tarusem671/
Tatroum671/
Terheum670/
Turhume670/
Torhune670/
Thorunn670/

Torum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Torum in the Russian language
Торумtorum-

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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 Torum
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