Thorning Surname

400,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Thorning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark4401:12,8291,230
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
England1271:438,72529,288
Australia481:562,41041,290
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Greenland111:5,125525
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1491:163,59314,057
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

The alternate forms: Thörning (73) are calculated separately.

Thorning (43) may also be a first name.

Thorning Last Name Facts

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

Thorning occurs most in Denmark. It may also be found as: Thörning. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorning? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 400,385th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,300,166 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Thorning reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 43 people.

The surname Thorning is most common in Denmark, where it is borne by 440 people, or 1 in 12,829. In Denmark it is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 41 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 21 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Denmark Thorning exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Thorning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thorning has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Thorning last name rose 315 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 15 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thorning Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thorning last name are 20.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thorning earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 19.9% more than the national average, earning 414,958 kr per year; in United States they earn 38.4% more than the national average, earning $59,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% less than the national average, earning $46,404 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thörning9673/
Thornings940/
Torning93182/
Thärning8835/
Therning8831/
Tourning8810/
Tharning883/
Terning80270/
Tärning80119/
Törning8070/
Tarning8034/
Taarning7570/
Tornueng756/
Ternning754/
Tharnyong711/
Törnäng6718/
Terneng676/
Tarneng670/
Terninck6339/
Terneeng631/
Ternynck50359/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thorning
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