Thorkelsson Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Iceland

Thorkelsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorkelsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada491:751,95159,756
Iceland361:10,558998
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Norway101:514,22941,629
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Thorkelsson Last Name Facts

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

Thorkelsson occurs most in Canada. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Thorkelsson.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorkelsson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,558,593rd most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Thorkelsson are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Thorkelsson is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 751,951. In Canada Thorkelsson is primarily found in: British Columbia, where 37 percent reside, Manitoba, where 31 percent reside and Alberta, where 27 percent reside. Excluding Canada this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 27 percent reside and Sweden, where 10 percent reside.

Thorkelsson Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Thorkelsson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.18% less than the national average, earning 338,551 kr per year; in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.49% less than the national average, earning $41,488 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Thorkelsson
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