Thorbjörn Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Thorbjörn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Thorbjorn (17) are calculated separately.
Thorbjörn (610) may also be a first name.
Thorbjörn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thorbjörn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thorbjörn occurs most in Sweden. It can appear as: Thorbjorn. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thorbjörn? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Thorbjörn reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 338,253rd most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 610 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 579,221. In Sweden Thorbjörn is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 88 percent are found, Jönköping County, where 6 percent are found and Skåne County, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Sweden it exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Thorbjörn
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