Thorolfsson Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Thorolfsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Thórólfsson (2) are calculated separately.
Thorolfsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thorolfsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thorolfsson occurs in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Thórólfsson. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thorolfsson? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Thorolfsson reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia.
Thorolfsson is most commonly used in Iceland, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 38,009. In Iceland it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region, where 90 percent are found and Southern Peninsula, where 10 percent are found. Besides Iceland Thorolfsson exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 14 percent are found and Denmark, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorolfson | 95 | 7 | / |
| Torolfsson | 95 | 1 | / |
| Thórólfsson | 94 | 2 | / |
| Thoralfsson | 91 | 9 | / |
| Thorleifsson | 87 | 96 | / |
| Thorolfsen | 86 | 10 | / |
| Thorleifson | 82 | 112 | / |
| Thoralvsson | 82 | 5 | / |
| Thorliefson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Torolfsen | 80 | 3 | / |
| Thórleifsson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Thorolvsen | 76 | 6 | / |
| Tórólfsson | 76 | 1 | / |
| Thorleifsen | 73 | 105 | / |
| Thorliefsen | 73 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Thorolfsson
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