Thorkildson Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Thorkildson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorkildson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Norway211:244,87126,357
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Thorkildson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thorkildson is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorkildson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,359,010th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Thorkildson reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Thorkildson is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 2,570,631. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 35 percent live, Oregon, where 16 percent live and Nevada, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Thorkildson is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 13 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Thorkildson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thorkildson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thorkildson last name grew 14,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thorkildson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thorkildson last name are 5.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Thorkildson earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.97% less than the national average, earning 311,589 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.67% more than the national average, earning $49,481 USD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Thorkildson
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