Thorell Surname

188,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Thorell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,4801:6,653607
United States5961:608,15349,388
Denmark551:102,6319,658
Norway281:183,65321,594
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Thorell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thorell is held by more people in Sweden 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 Thorell? popularity and diffusion

Thorell is the 188,561st most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,250,467 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Thorell are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,480 people, or 1 in 6,653. In Sweden Thorell is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent are found and Uppsala County, where 10 percent are found. Not including Sweden this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Thorell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thorell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thorell surname grew 5,960 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thorell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thorell last name are 7.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.96% being registered with the party.

The amount Thorell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 17.86% more than the national average, earning 407,886 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $46,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.67% more than the national average, earning $53,494 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorzell9323/
Thorrell931/
Thorel923,234/
Torell921,063/
Thorll921/
Torrell86864/
Tourell86187/
Toorell8649/
Thourel8617/
Therell8611/
Toerell866/
Thoriel861/
Torel83481/
Torll831/
Thorl831/
Therrell80922/
Tottrell802/
Tharoell801/
Tourrell801/
Thorréll801/
Toirrell801/
Tharrell800/
Torrel77626/
Tharel77317/
Tourel77275/
Terell77172/
Thoril7758/
Tarell7758/
Toriel7747/
Toreld7731/
Therel7728/
Thörel7726/
Torzel7713/
Torill7712/
Törell779/
Thoerl777/
Toorel772/
Torelh772/
Toruel771/
Totrel771/
Torl738/
Terrell7147,380/
Tourrel71613/
Theurel71364/
Tarrell71242/
Therehl71193/
Thorlet7162/
Touriel7160/
Therrel7119/
Tourzel7118/
Torriel7115/
Thareel7110/
Thaurel7110/
Taurell718/
Teriell715/
Torresl714/
Teruell713/
Theruel712/
Toeroel711/
Teuhrel711/
Thariel711/
Toreltt711/
Thorleh711/
Tarzell710/
Torrill710/
Tereell710/
Toril67930/
Tarel67584/
Terel6775/
Tarruell6738/
Törel6725/
Terll6711/
Tharl677/
Toerl673/
Thörl673/
Torelova673/
Therl672/
Tosrl671/
Terrelll671/
Toryl671/
Teerrell671/
Teurrell671/
Terreell671/
Ththarel671/
Tahariel671/
Tarll671/
Terriell670/
Therrill670/
Thorlech670/

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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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  • 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 Thorell
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