Tholfsen Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Tholfsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tholfsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway411:125,42216,333
United States191:19,076,786604,894

Tholfsen Last Name Facts

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

Tholfsen is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tholfsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Tholfsen are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 125,422. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 90 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 5 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway Tholfsen is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found.

Tholfsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tholfsen surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Tholfsen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 21.01% more than the national average, earning 418,791 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tolfsen93146/
Tholvsen8812/
Tollfsen881/
Tholfson881/
Tholfsson824/
Tolfson803/
Tolbsen800/
Tolfsson7534/
Tollfson750/
Tolbson671/
Tulfson671/
Tallfson630/

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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 Tholfsen
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