Thorkildsen Surname

224,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Thorkildsen Surname User-submission:

This is a Danish and Norwegian surname denoting a descendant of Thorkettle ('Thor's kettle or cauldron'), compare with Manx 'Cork(h)ill'.

Thorkildsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,2301:4,181373
Denmark2321:24,3312,483
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
England561:994,96549,531
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Thorkildsen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Danish and Norwegian surname denoting a descendant of Thorkettle ('Thor's kettle or cauldron'), compare with Manx 'Cork(h)ill'.

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The Thorkildsen surname means 'son of Thorkild'.

- thorkildsennn

This surname means the 'son of Thor'.

- jake.torkildsen

Thorkildsen Last Name Facts

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

Thorkildsen is found most in Norway. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorkildsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thorkildsen is the 224,410th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,019,606 people. The surname Thorkildsen is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Thorkildsen are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most common in Norway, where it is held by 1,230 people, or 1 in 4,181. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 58 percent reside, Western Norway, where 22 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 16 percent reside. Besides Norway it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Thorkildsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thorkildsen has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 5,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thorkildsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thorkildsen last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Thorkildsen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 38.71% more than the national average, earning 480,038 kr per year; in United States they earn 31.31% more than the national average, earning $56,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.86% more than the national average, earning $57,565 CAD per year.

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