Thorling Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Thorling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden141:703,34052,204
England111:5,065,278148,650
Denmark61:940,78647,603
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

The alternate forms: Thörling (12) are calculated separately.

Thorling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thorling is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Thörling. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorling? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Thorling are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Thorling is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 703,340. In Sweden Thorling is primarily found in: Dalarna County, where 43 percent live, Stockholm County, where 36 percent live and Värmland County, where 14 percent live. Beside Sweden it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent live and Denmark, where 18 percent live.

Thorling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thorling has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thörling9612/
Thourling9415/
Thorlin9389/
Torling9312/
Thurling88959/
Thürling88205/
Therling8830/
Tharling8814/
Thorlinn882/
Torlin86132/
Thurlings8299/
Tarling802,316/
Torlina80223/
Terling80121/
Törling8076/
Türling8035/
Turling8034/
Torlind8017/
Tourlin8013/
Tharlin800/
Thurlingue782/
Teerling75481/
Turlings75117/
Tuurling754/
Taarling752/
Terrling751/
Tarlin711,543/
Teurlings71633/
Torlyn7152/
Torlen7131/
Torlén7124/
Teerlingh718/
Torrellin711/
Tarlina671,703/
Torlyna6739/
Tharlyn671/
Teurlin671/
Tarlion671/
Torilne671/

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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 Thorling
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