Thors Surname
Approximately 749 people bear this surname
Thors Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 216 | 1:45,587 | 3,572 |
| United States | 144 | 1:2,517,076 | 153,460 |
| Finland | 109 | 1:50,428 | 6,087 |
| Iceland | 105 | 1:3,620 | 483 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| Norway | 31 | 1:165,880 | 20,092 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Thors (13) may also be a first name.
Thors Demographics
Thors Political Affiliation
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Thors Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thors Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thors is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thors? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 452,985th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. The surname Thors is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Thors live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name globally It is held by 13 people.
It is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 45,587. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Dalarna County, where 19 percent live, Stockholm County, where 19 percent live and Västmanland County, where 15 percent live. Other than Sweden Thors occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Finland, where 15 percent live.
Thors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Thors has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Thors last name expanded 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Thors Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Thors last name are 15.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.07% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Thors earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 19.09% less than the national average, earning 280,023 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $45,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $53,235 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorsø | 91 | 295 | / |
| Thoirs | 91 | 133 | / |
| Thorse | 91 | 39 | / |
| Thoors | 91 | 39 | / |
| Thours | 91 | 0 | / |
| Thorss | 91 | 0 | / |
| Tors | 89 | 155 | / |
| Thorsøe | 83 | 104 | / |
| Thorsch | 83 | 45 | / |
| Thuorst | 83 | 17 | / |
| Tours | 80 | 1,268 | / |
| Torsh | 80 | 460 | / |
| Thers | 80 | 382 | / |
| Torrs | 80 | 68 | / |
| Torsz | 80 | 60 | / |
| Torse | 80 | 46 | / |
| Torst | 80 | 39 | / |
| Torzs | 80 | 12 | / |
| Torås | 80 | 12 | / |
| Toers | 80 | 11 | / |
| Toors | 80 | 9 | / |
| Thars | 80 | 7 | / |
| Torsø | 80 | 7 | / |
| Torså | 80 | 4 | / |
| Torsch | 73 | 146 | / |
| Torsøe | 73 | 80 | / |
| Tourse | 73 | 43 | / |
| Theers | 73 | 18 | / |
| Thorze | 73 | 8 | / |
| Torshe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tharsh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tourss | 73 | 4 | / |
| Torsse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tahrsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Torrrs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tharse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Torrse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tahars | 73 | 1 | / |
| Theurs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tottrs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Torrss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thersh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ters | 67 | 769 | / |
| Tars | 67 | 195 | / |
| Tõrs | 67 | 46 | / |
| Torscht | 67 | 9 | / |
| Torš | 67 | 4 | / |
| Torsova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Társ | 67 | 2 | / |
| Törs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Torsche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toursse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tourshe | 67 | 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 Thors
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