Therkelsen Surname
Approximately 2,415 people bear this surname
Therkelsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 1,745 | 1:3,235 | 273 |
| United States | 279 | 1:1,299,136 | 91,043 |
| Norway | 122 | 1:42,150 | 6,019 |
| Greenland | 116 | 1:486 | 81 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Therkelsen Demographics
Average Therkelsen Salary in
United States
$47,498 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Therkelsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Therkelsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Therkelsen occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Therkelsen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 177,152nd most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,017,617 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Therkelsen are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Therkelsen is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 1,745 people, or 1 in 3,235. In Denmark Therkelsen is primarily concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 38 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 31 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Denmark this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Norway, where 5 percent are found.
Therkelsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Therkelsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Therkelsen surname grew 27,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Therkelsen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Therkelsen surname are 27.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.73% registered with the party.
The amount Therkelsen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.16% more than the national average, earning 360,465 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.08% more than the national average, earning $47,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $52,519 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terkelsen | 95 | 1,657 | / |
| Thorkelsen | 90 | 94 | / |
| Therkilsen | 90 | 65 | / |
| Therkelson | 90 | 38 | / |
| Therklesen | 90 | 4 | / |
| Therkelsem | 90 | 1 | / |
| Therkelsson | 86 | 4 | / |
| Torkelsen | 84 | 649 | / |
| Terkelson | 84 | 149 | / |
| Terkilsen | 84 | 67 | / |
| Terklesen | 84 | 13 | / |
| Tarkelsen | 84 | 4 | / |
| Thorklsen | 84 | 1 | / |
| Thorkelson | 80 | 566 | / |
| Thorkilsen | 80 | 88 | / |
| Therkleson | 80 | 52 | / |
| Torkellsen | 80 | 23 | / |
| Thirkelson | 80 | 17 | / |
| Terkkelson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Thorkelsson | 76 | 132 | / |
| Therchilsen | 76 | 39 | / |
| Torkilsen | 74 | 69 | / |
| Terkleson | 74 | 17 | / |
| Torkelsin | 74 | 0 | / |
| Tarkelson | 74 | 0 | / |
| Torkelsson | 70 | 301 | / |
| Thorkilson | 70 | 17 | / |
| Thorkleson | 70 | 1 | / |
| Thorkilsson | 67 | 12 | / |
| Thorkælsson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torklson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Torkilson | 63 | 45 | / |
| Torkleson | 63 | 25 | / |
| Tarkleson | 63 | 13 | / |
| Tarkilson | 63 | 0 | / |
| Torkilsson | 60 | 29 | / |
| Torklesson | 60 | 0 | / |
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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 Therkelsen
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