Törner Surname

366,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Törner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Törner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5591:17,6151,483
Germany4021:200,26222,998
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Torner (2,522), Törnér (2) & Tornér (8) are calculated separately.

Törner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Törner is most common in Sweden. It may also appear as a variant: Torner, Törnér or Tornér. Click here for further potential spellings of Törner.

How Common Is The Last Name Törner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Törner is the 366,594th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,413,577 people. The surname Törner occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Törner live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Törner is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 559 people, or 1 in 17,615. In Sweden Törner is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 38 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent are found and Skåne County, where 12 percent are found. Other than Sweden it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 41 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torner942,522/
Törnér942/
Thörner921,163/
Törnert9219/
Tornér898/
Terner831,103/
Tarner83501/
Thorner771,210/
Ternier77557/
Tornier77438/
Toerner77257/
Tarnier77212/
Tharner7752/
Therner7750/
Tornear7712/
Terneer771/
Tarneer771/
Teurner771/
Taerner771/
Torneur771/
Ternner770/
Tarnner770/
Tornner770/
Tuirner770/
Thoerner71131/
Thernier7142/
Thornner712/
Thornejr711/
Terinner710/
Thorrner710/
Ternir671/
Tarnir671/
Ternoir62243/
Thornér6223/
Tornóir621/

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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 Törner
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