Thorlakson Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Thorlakson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorlakson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2031:181,50518,050
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Thorlakson Last Name Facts

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

Thorlakson occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Thorlakson.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorlakson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 794,916th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Thorlakson live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in Canada, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 181,505. In Canada it is most common in: British Columbia, where 44 percent are found, Alberta, where 31 percent are found and Manitoba, where 11 percent are found. Beside Canada this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.

Thorlakson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thorlakson surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thorlakson earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $45,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.75% more than the national average, earning $52,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorlaksson9553/
Torlakson9510/
Thorlaksen9081/
Torlaksson905/
Thorláksson862/
Thorleiksson821/
Tharlaksen801/
Tarlachson700/

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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 Thorlakson
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