Hjorthen Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hjorthen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hjorthen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway251:205,69123,411
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Hjorthén (8) are calculated separately.

Hjorthen Last Name Facts

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

Hjorthen is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Hjorthén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hjorthen? popularity and diffusion

Hjorthen is the 3,485,539th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Hjorthen are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Hjorthen is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 205,691. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 72 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 20 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Hjorthen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hjorthen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning 327,023 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 54.46% less than the national average, earning R 108,216 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hjorthén968/
Hjorten9395/
Jorthen930/
Hjorteen888/
Horthien881/
Jorten862/
Harthen80120/
Corthen8030/
Hjortén8016/
Hortean806/
Jortein803/
Hortene802/
Hjortin802/
Hjorting7561/
Chortgen754/
Charthen751/
Corthean750/
Corten711,579/
Courtheyn7140/
Sorten7121/
Jortem715/
Jortin714/
Khartheen711/
Yorten711/
Iorten711/
Zorten711/
Eorten710/
Carthen67700/
Corteen67266/
Corteyn67101/
Jarthin6715/
Harthin6714/
Hartein676/
Jourtin672/
Iorteen671/
Sortein671/
Tjarten671/
Yorthin671/
Earthen671/
Jorttin671/
Georten671/
Cortten670/
Hartean670/
Hortine670/
Scorten670/
Harthem670/

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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 Hjorthen
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