Thirsten Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Thirsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thirsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Thirsten (14) may also be a first name.

Thirsten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thirsten is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thirsten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thirsten is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Thirsten occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Thirsten reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Thirsten is also the 3,024,661st most common first name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 75 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 19 percent reside and District of Columbia, where 6 percent reside.

Thirsten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thirsten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thirsten last name increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thirsten Last Name Statistics demography

Thirsten earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $40,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thiersten941/
Thierstien891/
Tiersten8837/
Thursten8819/
Thersten882/
Thirstin880/
Thierstin823/
Thirsting820/
Tersten8020/
Tursten806/
Thurstn801/
Thurstin75156/
Thyrsting7113/
Terstin673/
Tyrstyn671/

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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 Thirsten
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