Torvanger Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Torvanger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torvanger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1771:29,0524,000
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Torvanger Last Name Facts

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

Torvanger occurs most in Norway. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Torvanger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,244,200th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Torvanger reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Torvanger is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 29,052. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 79 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 15 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 5 percent are found. Barring Norway this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Torvanger Last Name Statistics demography

Torvanger earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 23.79% more than the national average, earning 428,428 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarvange821/
Torbange821/
Terwanger7855/
Tarwanger7823/
Tarvainer781/
Toorwange781/
Therwanger7418/
Terwuanger741/
Torbançe718/
Tarwange716/
Toruanga711/
Torbance711/
Therwhanger7080/
Thorvanshi632/
Taruangi5914/
Torwonseh561/

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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 Torvanger
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