Thorben Forename

166,841st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,044 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Thorben Forename User-submission:

The name Thorbjørn (Thorben, Torben) means 'bear of Thor'. Thor is the Norse god of thunder.

Thorben Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany
100%
1,5651:61,7751,613
Denmark-3481:16,2341,066
Brazil
100%
181:11,902,009138,646
Netherlands
100%
131:1,300,16020,012
Estonia
100%
111:119,5804,476
Thailand
100%
101:7,006,581112,087
Norway
100%
101:513,2339,206
Iceland-91:40,6692,415
United States-81:45,317,122288,724
Sweden
100%
81:1,232,23822,791
England
100%
61:9,267,15467,986
Switzerland-51:1,642,69915,939
South Africa
100%
41:13,633,162197,070
Ecuador-31:5,908,97318,111
Scotland-31:1,783,45514,297
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Austria
100%
21:4,257,10013,469
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Faroe Islands
100%
21:24,5641,836
Canada-21:16,566,68686,787
Belgium
100%
21:5,745,02030,381
Ireland-21:2,321,7608,894
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Russia
100%
11:144,233,704184,271
Luxembourg
100%
11:564,0495,042
France-11:66,470,34085,030
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323

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

Thorben Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Thorbjørn (Thorben, Torben) means 'bear of Thor'. Thor is the Norse god of thunder.

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Thorben Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thörben951/
Torben9238,224/
Tharben8680/
Thorbem864/
Thorbin863/
Torbenn862/
Torrben861/
Thorbina801/
Tarben77170/
Torbem7764/
Torbin7757/
Terben7715/
Tahrbn774/
Torbyn771/
Tarbeen719/
Tharbin716/
Tarrben713/
Torbina712/
Tarbent711/
Ttorbin711/
Torbion711/
Taharbin671/
Tharbina671/
Tarbin62805/
Terbin6216/
Torbim623/
Tarbın621/
Tarbina5749/
Tarbing577/
Tarbind573/
Tarbeem571/
Tarbint571/
Tarimpen53349/
Tarvn502/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thorben