Therkelson Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Therkelson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Therkelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Sweden101:984,67673,605
England71:7,959,723202,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Therkelson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Therkelson is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Therkelson? popularity and diffusion

Therkelson is the 3,185,033rd most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. Therkelson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Therkelson live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Therkelson is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States Therkelson is primarily found in: California, where 24 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 14 percent are found and New Jersey, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 26 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

Therkelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Therkelson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Therkelson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Therkelson surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

Therkelson earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.8% less than the national average, earning $32,018 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terkelson95149/
Therkelsson954/
Therkelsen902,415/
Therkleson9052/
Thirkelson9017/
Terkkelson900/
Terkelsen841,657/
Terkleson8417/
Therkilsen8065/
Therkelsem801/
Terkilsen7467/
Therchilsen6739/

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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 Therkelson
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