Thorleif Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Thorleif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Thorleif (1,870) may also be a first name.
Thorleif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thorleif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thorleif occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Thorleif.
How Common Is The Last Name Thorleif? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Thorleif live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia. Thorleif is also the 175,985th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 1,870 people.
The last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,230,845. In Sweden Thorleif is most common in: Halland County, where 63 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 25 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 13 percent reside. Other than Sweden this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torleif | 93 | 6 | / |
| Thorlief | 88 | 1 | / |
| Torlev | 71 | 7 | / |
| Torleb | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tarlif | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tarleff | 67 | 15 | / |
| Torleva | 67 | 8 | / |
| Taharlev | 63 | 28 | / |
| Tourlaev | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tarlev | 57 | 1,056 | / |
| Torlaw | 57 | 3 | / |
| Tarlib | 57 | 1 | / |
| Terleev | 53 | 1,374 | / |
| Tarleva | 53 | 401 | / |
| Torlova | 53 | 81 | / |
| Tarloev | 53 | 56 | / |
| Tarlebø | 53 | 24 | / |
| Terleph | 53 | 11 | / |
| Tarlevs | 53 | 7 | / |
| Tarleev | 53 | 2 | / |
| Tarlaev | 53 | 2 | / |
| Tarlaff | 53 | 1 | / |
| Therlaw | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tarlyev | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tourlova | 50 | 1 | / |
| Tourlouw | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Thorleif
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