Torvald Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Iceland

Torvald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torvald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Torvald (806) may also be a first name.

Torvald Last Name Facts

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

Torvald (Russian: Торвальд) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Torvald? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Torvald are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 288,056th most numerous first name on earth, held by 806 people.

The last name Torvald is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 6,863,003. In Russia it is mostly found in: Vladimir Oblast, where 38 percent reside, Moscow, where 33 percent reside and Altai Krai, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 20 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

Torvald Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Torvald surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorvald93109/
Torvalds9333/
Toorvald9314/
Torval9261/
Thorvalds881/
Torwald8629/
Tervald869/
Torvall861/
Torvold861/
Thorwald8068/
Thorvall8030/
Thorvale8011/
Torwaldh804/
Taurvald800/
Tarval77379/
Torbal7753/
Torwal777/
Torual771/
Tharval71862/
Torwalt7163/
Terveld7142/
Terwald718/
Tarvale715/
Tarvaal712/
Torwall711/
Torwalp711/
Thorwal711/
Torwale711/
Thorwall6741/
Thorball6729/
Thorwatl671/
Tarvalle671/
Tharvale671/
Thorwold670/
Taurvalt670/

Torvald Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Torvald in the Russian language
Торвальдtorvald-

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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 Torvald
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