Torva Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Greece

Torva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Greece201:553,99069,165
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

The alternate forms: Tõrva (81), Torvà (2) & Törva (1) are calculated separately.

Torva (100) may also be a first name.

Torva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torva (Russian: Торва) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Tõrva, Torvà or Törva. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Torva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,674,734th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Torva reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Torva is also the 946,056th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 100 people.

Torva is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 2,857,141. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 60 percent reside, Taraba, where 39 percent reside and Rivers, where 2 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 17 percent reside and Spain, where 12 percent reside.

Torva Last Name Statistics demography

Torva earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tõrva9381/
Torvà932/
Törva931/
Tourva9174/
Torvas9138/
Torvat9137/
Torvay9115/
Torvad9115/
Torvaa912/
Thorva911/
Tourvas83119/
Torba805,615/
Torua80940/
Torve80767/
Torvi80517/
Tarva80115/
Terva8092/
Torwa8069/
Torvy801/
Thorvath774/
Tourba732,324/
Torbay731,299/
Thorve731,150/
Torwua73463/
Torbat73307/
Torzua73133/
Tarvas73111/
Torbas73105/
Tarvaa7397/
Torver7388/
Torves7379/
Torbah7343/
Torbai7338/
Torbaş7331/
Torwah7317/
Torvet7317/
Tervay7316/
Torbaz7314/
Tarvaz7312/
Torvio7311/
Torvie739/
Tervah738/
Tourua737/
Torvis737/
Toirua736/
Torwaa734/
Thorwa734/
Tarvat734/
Thorba733/
Torvey732/
Tervea732/
Torbaj732/
Tharva732/
Tatrva731/
Torvid731/
Thorvi731/
Tarvai731/
Tourve731/
Toruea731/
Torbau731/
Toorua731/
Torvez731/
Torvee731/
Torwaz731/
Torbaa731/
Tervai731/
Torbahova713/
Torbach6797/
Torweah6715/
Tourbah6712/
Torvett6712/
Tarvash676/
Tharvad675/
Thosrve674/
Tarvais673/
Tarvaiz672/
Tourwai672/
Torbath672/
Taurvas671/
Torbaaz671/
Torbatt671/
Torboha671/
Tormpea671/
Thoirve671/
Tourway671/
Tarveau671/
Tourbat671/
Tourbai671/
Touhrba671/
Tharvat671/

Torva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Torva in the Russian language
Торваtorva-

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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 Torva
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