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 last name Thorel is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Thörel. Click here for further potential spellings of Thorel.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thorel is the 138,371st most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,253,416 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Thorel live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Thorel is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 17 people.

The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 3,041 people, or 1 in 21,842. In France Thorel is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 31 percent reside, Normandy, where 23 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account France this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and French Polynesia, where 1 percent reside.

Thorel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thorel has changed over time. 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
  • 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 Thorel
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