Thorstein Forename

287,241st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 810 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Thorstein Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: Thor’s jewel.

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Thorstein Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway
100%
5951:8,626804
Denmark-991:57,0662,057
Canada-361:920,37119,051
United States-241:15,105,707134,208
Sweden
100%
161:616,11914,675
Iceland-91:40,6692,415
Faroe Islands
100%
61:8,188985
Thailand
100%
51:14,013,163173,193
Philippines
100%
41:26,502,369280,915
Brazil
100%
21:107,118,077571,487
Switzerland-21:4,106,74825,883
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Russia
100%
11:144,233,704184,271
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
France-11:66,470,34085,030
England
100%
11:55,602,921189,715
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910

Thorstein (193) may also be a surname.

Thorstein Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: Thor’s jewel.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

User-submitted Reference

This is a Norse name, meaning 'Thor's stone'.

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Thorstein Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorsteinn95217/
Torstein945,023/
Torsteinn8917/
Thorstien893/
Thorstene891/
Thórsteinn849/
Torsteen8211/
Thorstan825/
Tórstein825/
Torsthen824/
Torstine823/
Tarstein822/
Torsteim821/
Torstan753/
Therstan713/
Tourstan711/
Torstant711/
Tarsteen711/
Terstan631/
Torstam631/

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