Thorel Surname

138,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Thorel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,0411:21,8422,545
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Belgium171:676,27358,718
England151:3,714,537119,675
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Thörel (26) are calculated separately.

Thorel (17) may also be a first name.

Thorel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thorel is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Thörel. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 138,371st most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,253,416 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Thorel reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 17 people.

This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 3,041 people, or 1 in 21,842. In France Thorel is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 31 percent are found, Normandy, where 23 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found. Excluding France it occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and French Polynesia, where 1 percent are found.

Thorel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thorel has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Thorel last name grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thorel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Thorel earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning €28,093 per year; in United States they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $50,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.2% more than the national average, earning $54,750 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thörel9426/
Thorell922,242/
Thourel9217/
Thoriel921/
Torel91481/
Thorl911/
Thorzell8623/
Thorrell861/
Torell831,063/
Torrel83626/
Tharel83317/
Tourel83275/
Thoril8358/
Toriel8347/
Toreld8331/
Therel8328/
Torzel8313/
Thoerl837/
Torelh832/
Toorel832/
Thorll831/
Totrel831/
Toruel831/
Torl808/
Torrell77864/
Tourrel77613/
Theurel77364/
Therehl77193/
Tourell77187/
Thorlet7762/
Touriel7760/
Toorell7749/
Therrel7719/
Tourzel7718/
Torriel7715/
Therell7711/
Thaurel7710/
Thareel7710/
Toerell776/
Torresl774/
Theruel772/
Toreltt771/
Thariel771/
Teuhrel771/
Toeroel771/
Thorleh771/
Toril73930/
Tarel73584/
Terel7375/
Törel7325/
Tharl737/
Thörl733/
Toerl733/
Therl732/
Tosrl731/
Torll731/
Toryl731/
Therrell71922/
Torelova713/
Tottrell712/
Toirrell711/
Ththarel711/
Tahariel711/
Thorréll711/
Tourrell711/
Tharoell711/
Thorlech710/
Tharrell710/
Teruel6719,427/
Terrel672,662/
Taurel67807/
Torlet67497/
Tariel67382/
Theurl67249/
Taerel67219/
Terell67172/
Tahril67119/
Touril6796/
Tarell6758/
Tarrel6757/
Teroel6735/
Teurel6719/
Torril6718/
Tareel6716/
Torild6715/
Torill6712/
Toriol6711/
Theril6710/
Törell679/
Teriel677/
Tharil675/
Toryol675/
Tarael674/
Terael672/
Taruel672/
Torgli671/
Taroel671/
Torleh671/
Téruel671/
Tereel670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thorel
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